Modern Grotesque Body
Oxelar + Cultivo
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Oxelar headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Elegant serif with a curled x and tail
Oxelar
Oxelar is an elegant serif typeface in cream over a dark photograph: high contrast, tall letters with fine flat serifs, a curled x and an l that finishes with a small tail, sold with a regular and an italic and shown with small corner labels.
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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 Oxelar.
The word runs on one line across the middle of the page, and the face is an elegant serif with a modern cut: the stems are heavy and the joins hairlines, the serifs are fine and flat, the x is drawn with a curved stroke that crosses at the centre and lifts, the l finishes with a small tail to the right, and the a carries a large round bowl. The letters are tall and spaced evenly, so the word reads as a calm band, and the contrast is strong enough that the hairlines almost disappear at small sizes, which is the trade-off on a face built for display. Small capital labels sit in the corners naming the styles, the languages and the year, and a caption beneath names the typeface and the foundry. The ground is a dark photograph of legs and a skirt against a light floor, which gives the cream type a strong edge. Oxelar is a serif for editorial titles, packaging and branding.
Elegant, contrasted, modern
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Oxelar with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Oxelar + Winky Swing
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 Oxelar’s stroke geometry.
Masthead for a fashion title
A contrasted serif gives a masthead its composure, and the curled x and the tail on the l add detail without needing an ornament.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 230 by 300 mm cover: set the masthead at 110 pt on one line, keep 28 mm of clear ground beneath before the coverlines at 10 pt, and hold 16 mm of margin at the top and sides.
Pre-production check
Hairlines over a dark photograph can vanish; proof one cover at the final size and check the joins.
Label for a skincare jar
A modern serif reads as clinical luxury on a jar, and the fine serifs take a light foil without thickening into a heavy line.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 55 by 55 mm jar label: set the name at 12 pt on one line, keep 4 mm of clear ground beneath before the volume at 3.5 pt, and hold 4 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
A foil on a hairline serif can bridge; order one foil proof on the real stock before approving.
Names on a modern invitation
A modern serif suits a wedding that keeps its formality quiet, and the wide spacing lets two names sit on one line without a border.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 130 by 190 mm card: set the names at 25 pt on one line, keep 20 mm of clear ground beneath before the details at 8 pt, and hold 14 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
Letterpress can crush the hairlines of a contrasted serif; order one proof in the process before the suite.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Elegant serif with a curled x and tail
- Foundry / creator
- Font Liner
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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