Modern Grotesque Body
Moras + Modern Limited
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Moras headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Stylish display serif family
Moras
Moras is a stylish serif family in near-black on pale stone: very high contrast, hairline stems and thin flat serifs, with a curling tail on the R, a swooping S and a ligature between the O and the R, set as one wide word with tracked corner notes.
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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 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 Moras.
The word is set once and the drawing is a display serif at the extreme end of contrast: the verticals are almost solid, the hairlines are drawn as thin as a printed rule, and the serifs are flat and short, which gives the face its magazine character. The quirks are structural rather than decorative — the R tail curls under the O, the S opens wide at the top, and the letters are kerned so they almost touch, which is what makes the word read as one object. The corner notes are tiny tracked caps that name the family, which keeps the plate reading like a foundry sheet. Because the hairlines are so fine, the face is a display cut and needs a smooth stock or a screen at high resolution, and the pale ground keeps the black from looking harsh.
Serif, display, stylish, editorial
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Moras with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Moras + Boho
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 Moras’s stroke geometry.
Masthead for a fashion title
An extreme-contrast serif makes a masthead that reads as a magazine, and the tight kerning lets a short title fill the width without extra letterspacing.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the masthead at 110 mm cap height across 210 mm, the cover lines in an 8 pt sans, and the issue at 7 pt. Print one ink on a coated stock and keep the masthead clear of the model's face.
Pre-production check
Check the masthead at 110 mm on coated stock, where hairlines can break at the joins; keep them above 0.25 mm. Confirm the 7 pt issue survives lamination and that the masthead holds at thumbnail size.
Wordmark for a design studio
A high-contrast serif gives a studio a mark with bite, and the family structure lets the same voice carry a sign and a business card.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the mark at 16 pt on a card, 90 mm on a wall and 11 pt in a footer, keeping the hairlines uncut. Keep one colour and hold clear space equal to the cap height.
Pre-production check
Check the 11 pt footer, where hairlines can disappear on uncoated paper; keep the size above 12 pt. Confirm the wall mark reads at eight metres and that the mark survives reversing out.
Invitation for a modern wedding
An editorial serif suits a contemporary invitation, and the fine contrast reads as restraint rather than as decoration on a plain card.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A5 invitation: the names at 28 pt, the request in a 9.5 pt serif, and the date at 8.5 pt caps. Keep 24 mm margins and letterpress one ink on a heavy cotton card.
Pre-production check
Check the 28 pt names in letterpress, where a hairline can sink into cotton; proof the plate first. Confirm the 9.5 pt request reads at arm's length and that the names clear the trim.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Stylish display serif family
- Foundry / creator
- Diorde Studio
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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