Roman, transitional & modern serifs
Five hundred and twenty-one serif faces spanning old-style text roman, high-contrast editorial cuts and wedding-ready display serifs. Useful whenever the design needs authority rather than personality.
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Fine slanted mixed case with a tight spiral capital entry
Harvellia shows white right-leaning serif letters over a dark portrait: a tight spiral enters the H at the upper left, the long stems lean consistently and the round bowls connect through fine tapered joins.
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Heavy rough capitals with flared feet and speckled inner texture
Hazel shows substantial black capitals on cream paper above a second character sample: broad flared feet, slightly uneven outlines and scattered pale speckles give the faces a worn printed appearance, and the Q closes with a small curled tail.
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Contrasting serif with a circular initial swash and diamond-shaped counters
Heksilo is a modern serif in which a long circular entry wraps the first capital, the inner counters pinch into diamonds and the stems keep a fine contrast, so a short name reads as a fashion lookbook title.
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Elegant display serif with large ornamental swashes
History of Miracles is an elegant display serif in which the stems carry fine serifs and large drawn swashes swing out from several letters, so a two-word title reads as an engraved certificate head.
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Extremely heavy capitals with short feet and small diagonal openings
Imheve is an extremely heavy capital alphabet with short slab feet, tiny diagonal openings and almost no white inside the letters, drawn so a short word reads as an architectural mass.
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Heavy round mixed case with a long looping h descender
Laghino shows a heavy rounded serif mixed case in which the capital curls its entry, the bowls stay broad and a long extension from the h area drops into a low loop that returns with a ball end, while the g keeps a second enclosed descending bowl.
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Tall narrow display serif with hairline stems
Lequano is a tall display serif in black on cream paper: very narrow capitals with extreme contrast, hairline stems against heavy ones, a plus sign built into the counter of the O and a long tail on the Q, with one word spanning the full width.
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Hand-drawn thin serif caps
Lonely Moon is a hand-drawn thin serif in navy on cream: tall caps with hairline serifs and slightly wavering stems, wide spacing, a high waist and open counters, set in two lines with a tracked caption beneath in the same thin weight.
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Classy condensed serif
Lovérica is a classy condensed serif in near-black on off-white: fine stems, hairline joins, a tall narrow frame and long flat serifs, with an accented E, a curled R leg and a crossbar drawn as a hairline, set as one word with a tracked line beneath and a small round monogram badge at the foot.
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Heavy mixed case with a curled tall l and a broad low g loop
Maglin shows pale substantial serif mixed case over a close portrait: the M holds firm thick diagonals, the a curls inward, the tall l bends into a rounded upper hook and the g drops a broad descending loop toward the subtitle.
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Substantial mixed-case serif
Marlobro is a substantial serif in a warm peach on deep olive: heavy stems with ball shoulders, fine baseline serifs, a large x-height and a rounded a and o, set in title case on one line with a tracked caps line above and beneath.
Light irregular small caps serif
Marlowe is a light serif in white on near-black: small capitals with fine even strokes, curved terminals and slightly irregular heights, with an oversized initial M and a lowercase e at the end, and a tracked line beneath naming the style.
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Modern high contrast serif
Melona Woman is a fine modern serif in white over a portrait with pearls: mixed case with a tall angular M, broad lowercase bowls, fine bracketed serifs and hairline joins, set in two lines with a tracked line beneath and credits in the corners.
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Display serif with ornate curled details
Modern Serif is a display serif in gold on dark marble: heavy letters with curled hairlines growing out of the stems, small flourishes at the feet and a moderate contrast, set as two stacked words with a tracked line beneath.
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Sharp display serif with inset star
Monster of Fantasy is a sharp display serif in black on a pale linen gradient: tall caps with long extended diagonal feet, an inset star inside the O, a small off-set lowercase 'of' between the lines, and a large A whose apex runs above the cap height.
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Luxury magazine serif with a gilded finish
Mortelia is a luxury magazine serif in gold on cream: fat rounded serifs, moderate contrast, curved details on the M and the l, and a soft gradient fill, shown on a cover layout with coverlines, a barcode and a model.
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Variable serif with a true italic
Mozarella is a variable serif set in a true italic: high contrast, sharp wedge serifs, a compressed and slanted drawing that keeps its letterforms rather than obliquing them, and a weight axis from thin to bold named on the specimen.
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Classic text serif
Murisa Giancarlo is a classic serif in white over a bokeh photograph: moderate contrast, bracketed serifs, a wide oval O and an even rhythm, set as a single line with no ornament and no caption, so the plate reads as a name in lights rather than a specimen.
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Soft uneven serif display
Nocturne Black is a soft uneven serif in cream on a black ground: rounded bowls, flared ends, slightly irregular widths and a wide fitting, set as one long line beneath a small introducing line and a half moon, with a descriptor and two credit lines at the foot inside a fine frame.
Elegant serif with a curled x and tail
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.
Distressed typewriter serif with worn edges
Paperstrike Typewriter is a vintage typewriter serif in black on cream paper: heavy slabs, a bold even stroke and edges worn away in small flakes, set with a ruled caption and a small note card in the corner.
Soft heavy serif with curled entries
Paradisea is a soft heavy serif in cream over dark foliage: fat stems with round terminals, curled entries on the P and the d and a high waist, set as one word with two tracked notes above and beneath and a round badge at the right naming the alternates.
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High contrast display serif
Paris is a fine high contrast serif in cream over a portrait with a green leaf: tall capitals with thick verticals, hairline horizontals, a large upper R bowl, a narrow lower leg and sharply bracketed serifs, set across the plate with a small credit beneath.
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Hand-drawn serif with soft edges
Railla Sore is a hand-drawn serif in cream over a sea photograph: rounded slab-like serifs with soft, slightly broken edges, moderate contrast, and letters that vary a little in width, so the word reads as lettered by hand rather than set from a file.
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