Modern Grotesque Body
Pelin + Base Edge
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Pelin headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Victorian Orna-Deco serif with curled inner terminals
Pelin
Pelin is an Orna-Deco Victorian display serif blending classical Roman stems with inward-curled spiral hooks and diamond stem nodes.
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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 & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Pelin.
Pelin is a Victorian Orna-Deco serif with curled inner terminals: high-contrast stems, thin slabbed serifs, a hairline inline and small curls that turn inward at the ends of some strokes instead of finishing flat. The curls are the design and they close first at small sizes, and the hairline inline silts on uncoated stock. It needs roughly 30 mm for the curl and the inline to read, and it is best in one fine ink on coated stock, or a foil impression above 40 pt where the curls still turn.
Antique · Storied · Ornamental
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Pelin with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Pelin + Coastal Honey
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 Pelin’s stroke geometry.
Fiction opener, drop cap and section head
A Victorian Deco serif gives a serial a printed period header rather than a styled one. The curls hold at 56 pt on a coated page, and the inline keeps a long title elegant at a moderate size.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Opener 210 x 297 mm, title 56 pt with 10 mm curl clearance, standfirst 11/15 pt, body 9/13 pt over two columns of 82 mm, 18 mm margins. Drop cap 96 pt over three lines. Section head 24 pt.
Pre-production check
At 24 pt on the section head the curls fill and the head reads as a solid bar. Keep the face at 40 pt and above, and proof one spread at 1:1.
Perfumer identity, box print and card
A Victorian Deco serif reads as an engraved label rather than a modern mark, which is what a small perfumer wants on a box. The curls hold at 26 mm on a box, and one fine ink prints the box and the cards in one order.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Box print 150 x 100 mm, word 34 mm with 8 mm curl clearance, 10 mm margins. Card 85 x 55 mm, word 16 mm, 5 mm margins. Bottle label 90 x 70 mm, word 24 mm, 5 mm margins.
Pre-production check
A 90 x 70 mm label wrapped on a curve pulls the hairline inline past the die line. Pull the word in 4 mm, and check one label on an empty bottle before the run.
Invitation, menu header and seal
A Victorian Deco serif gives a formal wedding an engraved plate rather than a script. The curls hold at 30 pt on an invitation, and one fine ink keeps the inline alive on coated stock.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Invitation 130 x 180 mm, names 30 pt with 10 mm curl clearance, details 9/13 pt, 18 mm margins. Menu 120 x 210 mm, header 18 pt, courses 9/12 pt. Seal 38 mm round, monogram 22 mm, 3 mm die margin.
Pre-production check
A 38 mm seal at a 22 mm monogram fills the curls into a solid disc. Use the initials alone on seals, and pour one seal before the batch.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Victorian Orna-Deco serif with curled inner terminals
- Foundry / creator
- Creativeguru
- 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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