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Groulyn + Olline
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Groulyn headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Modern luxury display serif with wide caps and sharp fine serifs
Groulyn
Groulyn is a modern display serif in which the capitals sit wide, the contrast runs high and the serifs finish as sharp points, so a single word reads as a fashion house name rather than as a headline.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Crisp hairline serifs shine on stationery, foil stamping, and packaging; add slight offset for small decals.
Plotter & output verdictPrint, Hot Foil & Large Signage
Recommended minimum scalePrint 10 pt+ · Vinyl 1.5 in+
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Groulyn.
The G closes a wide bowl with a straight spur, the R turns a fine leg, the O stays almost circular, the U keeps two thin stems and the Y splays two hairline arms, all at a high contrast with sharp unbracketed serifs and generous letterspacing. The width is the character: the face fills a line without stretching, which is why the sample sets one word in white across a dark photograph and lets it hold the page alone. Because the hairlines are fine, the face needs 42 pt upward and a coated stock, and it reads best in reverse. The dark rock texture, the small letter-spaced line above and the caption beneath are presentation; the light display word is the face.
Luxury · Wide · Display
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Groulyn with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Groulyn + Abigail
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Groulyn’s stroke geometry.
Wordmark for a fashion label
The wide luxury serif gives a small label instant authority, and the sharp serifs hold a short name at 24 pt on a woven tag with no extra ornament needed.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 50 by 25 mm tag: set the label name at 24 pt with 3 percent tracking, set the size line in a 5 pt sans at the foot, and keep 4 mm of border so the hairline serifs stay inside the cut.
Pre-production check
Hairline serifs on a woven tag fill with thread; check the woven proof and keep the name at 26 pt or above if the tag looks solid.
Cover for a fashion issue
The high contrast carries a cover on its own, and the wide fit sets a long title on one line at 110 pt without condensing or stretching the letters.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 cover: set the title at 110 pt across the middle third, keep a 28 mm margin at each side, and set the issue line in a 9 pt caps sans 26 mm beneath the baseline.
Pre-production check
Hairline serifs printed in reverse on a dark photograph can fill in; check the proof and keep the title at 110 pt or above.
Invitation for an elegant wedding
The dressy contrast suits a formal invitation, and the wide fit keeps both names on one line at 30 pt on a heavy cotton card without a swash.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 130 by 180 mm card: set both names at 30 pt on the centre line, set the venue in an 8 pt caps serif 22 mm beneath, and keep 20 mm of margin so the wide bowls sit inside the trim.
Pre-production check
Wide letterspaced capitals at 30 pt can run past the margin; check the imposed card and centre the line rather than reducing the tracking.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Modern luxury display serif with wide caps and sharp fine serifs
- Foundry / creator
- Source-listed creator
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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