Modern Grotesque Body
Malerine + Homies
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Malerine headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Serif with long swashes
Malerine
Malerine is an elegant serif in cream over a dark portrait: high contrast, ball terminals and long drawn swashes that leave the first and last letters and loop across the whole word, with a small line beneath noting the regular and italic cuts.
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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 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 Malerine.
The word is set once, wide, and the drawing is a contrasted serif whose flourishes are structural: the first letter opens with a loop that rises above the cap height, the last closes with a tail that sweeps under the line, and the joins are drawn rather than spaced. That makes the face a display cut, and the specimen sets it large enough that each loop reads as a shape. The note beneath is set in a light caps face at a fraction of the size and names the two cuts, which is the practical information a buyer needs. Because the strokes are fine, the face works on a dark ground at display sizes, and the plate keeps the photograph quiet behind the block.
Serif, swash, elegant, editorial
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Malerine with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Malerine + Brittany Signature Script
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 Malerine’s stroke geometry.
Invitation for a formal wedding
A swashed serif gives a formal invitation a drawn flourish, and the fine contrast holds in foil on a heavy card where a heavier face would look blunt.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A5 invitation: the names at 28 pt with the swashes engaged, the request in a 10 pt serif, and the date at 9 pt caps. Keep 26 mm margins so the loops have room, and foil one colour on a deep card.
Pre-production check
Check the 28 pt names in foil, where hairlines can break; keep them above 0.3 mm. Confirm the 10 pt request reads at arm's length and that the lowest loop clears the trim by 10 mm.
Mark for a jewellery house
A swashed serif reads as luxury, and the drawn loops give a short name a signature that holds on a box, a bag and a card.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the mark at 18 mm on a box, 22 pt on a bag and 70 mm on a panel, using the swashes only above 18 pt. Keep one colour and reserve clear space equal to the loop height.
Pre-production check
Check the 18 mm box mark, where a fine loop can break; keep the size above 15 mm. Confirm the panel mark reads at four metres and that the loops stay inside the panel edge.
Cover for a fashion issue
A swashed serif gives a cover movement, and the fine letters let a photograph show through the title rather than hiding it.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the masthead at 110 mm cap height across 210 mm, the cover lines in an 8 pt serif, and the issue at 7 pt. Print cream over a photograph and keep the type over the darkest area.
Pre-production check
Check the masthead at 110 mm, where a loop can collide with a cover line; keep 12 mm clear. Confirm the 7 pt issue survives lamination and that the masthead holds at thumbnail size.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Serif with long swashes
- Foundry / creator
- Yarman (7NTypes)
- 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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