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Kleyfo + Furion
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Heavy retro serif with a curled K entry and sweeping terminal swashes
Kleyfo
Kleyfo is a heavy retro serif in which the stems carry groovy weight, the K opens a long curled entry, the diagonals stay thick and the terminals sweep into small pointed joins, so a short name reads as a seventies boutique label.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Sturdy stroke walls and open counters weed cleanly on adhesive vinyl, HTV apparel film, and cut cardstock.
Plotter & output verdictEasy-Weed Vinyl & Print Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.75 in+ cap height
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessSwashes/Tails
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Kleyfo.
The K lifts a curled entry stroke that travels above the cap line, the y drops a low rounded tail, the bowls stay broad against thick diagonals and the joins finish in small points rather than flat cuts. The curled entry is the character: it puts one flourish on the first letter and leaves the rest solid, which is why the sample sets a single name on a plain teal field. Because the swashes reach outside the letter, the face needs 34 pt in print and clean weeding from three quarters of an inch of cap height; the family carries accented Latin, so a name can keep its diacritics. The teal ground, the portrait and the small credit are presentation.
Retro · Heavy · Swashed
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Kleyfo with grounded secondary typography.
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Kleyfo + 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 Kleyfo’s stroke geometry.
Label for a vintage bakery
The curled entry gives a shop name a period flourish, and the heavy stems stay solid at 30 pt on an 80 mm paper label where a light serif would thin out.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an 80 by 55 mm label: set the shop name at 30 pt, keep 8 mm at the left for the curled K so it does not cross the die, and set the address in a 7 pt caps beneath.
Pre-production check
A swash printed across the label die gets trimmed; check the imposed label and keep the whole curl 6 mm inside the cut.
Headline for a retro style feature
The sweeping terminals set the period of a feature, and the heavy retro forms hold a two-word headline at 60 pt across a printed spread.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 210 mm spread: set the headline at 60 pt across two lines, set the standfirst at 11 pt in a neutral serif beneath, and keep 14 mm between the headline and the text block.
Pre-production check
A heavy headline with long swashes printed tight over text reads as clutter; check the spread and keep 12 mm of clear ground under the last row.
Welcome sign for a vintage reception
The retro flourish suits a themed welcome sign, and the broad bowls stay legible at 55 mm at the entrance of a hall in one ink on painted board.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Paint a 500 by 300 mm board: set the couple's names at 55 mm, keep the curled entries clear of the frame by 15 mm, and set the date in a 14 mm caps beneath the names.
Pre-production check
A curl painted against the frame looks clipped; check the mounted sign and keep 15 mm of ground at both ends of every line.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Heavy retro serif with a curled K entry and sweeping terminal swashes
- Foundry / creator
- IqsiartStudio
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
- Language support
- Multilingual character support stated by 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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