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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Heavy decorative serif with curled terminals and a high contrast
Bravyno is a heavy decorative serif in which the terminals curl into small hooks, the contrast runs high and the bowls close to small counters, so a single word reads as a Victorian shop sign.
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Substantial serif capitals with pointed triangular serifs and a small slanted companion
Casale Del Natura is a substantial editorial serif in which the capitals stand broad, the serifs finish in points and a much smaller slanted word sits beside the main title, so a cover reads as a travel or architecture monograph.
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Fine lowercase serif with broad open bowls and tall ascenders
Ethereal shows dark lowercase letters with high contrast, thin joins and broad circular bowls, where tall h and l stems rise well above the rounded e forms and a small full stop ends the title.
Rounded retro serif with loops
Lemon and Orange is a heavy rounded serif in cream on orange: fat stems with curled terminals, a looping O whose stroke escapes the bowl, a drawn ampersand and a swash that runs under the second word, with a small illustration of fruit above and two tracked lines beneath.
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Tall condensed serif with narrow curved bowls and heavy verticals
Moderica is a tall condensed serif in which the stems hold substantial weight, the bowls compress into narrow curves and the ratio between them runs steep, so a stacked title reads as an architectural editorial head.
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Stylish display serif family
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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Heavy soft serifs with curled initials and generous lower hooks
Peach Mighties is a heavy soft serif in which the strokes stay thick and round, the counters shrink, the capital P curls inward and the y and lower terminals sweep out into broad soft hooks.
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Quirky playful serif with a bounce and hand-drawn alternates
Petunia Bounce is a quirky serif in which the letters step up and down, the serifs stay soft and the alternates swap in rounder forms, so a two-word title reads as a children's book headline rather than as a text face.
Rough serif with italic
Rustic Portrait is a rough serif in warm cream over a sepia photograph of two people on a garden bench: moderate contrast, soft worn serifs and a slight tilt, with the first word in the roman and the second in the same cut, and a tracked line beneath naming the italic and bold.
Fine classical display serif
Stellar Oracle is a fine classical display serif in cream on navy: tall capitals with hairline stems, a long curved R leg that descends below the baseline, sharp flat serifs and a swash crossing from the second line, with tracked notes in the four corners naming style, studio and cut.
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Contrasting serif with interlaced loops
Thayang is a contrasting serif in cream over a dark portrait: narrow stems with sharp serifs and oversized loops that leave the first letter and the last and interlace across both words, with four small corner notes and two stars set inside the composition.
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High contrast Victorian display
Victoriana is a high contrast display serif in cream over a Victorian parlour: wide capitals with heavy stems, hairline joins, a curled V and an oversized final A, set across the mantel above a rose arrangement, with a small blackletter label at the lower left and dated notes at both shoulders.
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Carved heritage serif with gothic spurs and heavy slab feet
Vorgraven is a heritage serif in which the stems carry gothic spurs, the bowls are cut square and the feet flare into heavy slabs, so a word reads as lettering carved into stone.
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Fine high-contrast serif with thin stems and open elegance
Aureline is a fine serif in which the stems narrow to hairlines, the serifs spread thin and the bowls stay wide open, so a single name reads as a jewellery hallmark rather than as a headline.
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Soft chunky retro letters with uneven serifs and rounded bowls
Bohemian Struggle is a soft chunky face in which the bowls are round, the serifs sit unevenly and the strokes stay heavy, so a word reads as lettering drawn on a sixties shop poster.
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High-contrast luxury serif with a swash descender and ball terminals
Bulgary is a high-contrast luxury serif in which the thick stems swell against hairlines, the terminals finish as small balls and the y drops a wide swash, so a single word carries the weight of a film title.
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Broad capitals with overlapping circles and waving cross-strokes
Casper Roomer is a broad capital serif in which the bowls are drawn as near-circles, the letters overlap at the joins and the cross-strokes wave slightly, so a word reads as a hand-cut display mark rather than as set type.
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Heavy soft display serif with small rounded counters and a single weight
Chinook is a heavy display serif in which the stems are fat, the serifs are soft and the counters close to small rounded shapes, so a single word reads as a mid-century shop sign.
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Bold ribbon-swashed holiday display slab-serif
Christmas Family is a sturdy, festive display serif (not a script) crowned and underlined by thick figure-eight gift-ribbon flourishes.
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Very tall narrow capitals with fine flat serifs and a single weight
Davello is a very tall capital serif in which the stems run high, the serifs stay fine and flat and the counters close to narrow slits, so a single word reads as a modern museum caption.
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Broad classical capitals with strong vertical contrast and fine hairlines
Dihot is a broad classical capital alphabet with strong vertical contrast, hairline horizontals and fine unbracketed serifs, drawn for wide, formal settings.
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Heavy mixed-case serifs with a curled capital entry
Elegant shows broad brown serif forms with substantial stems and rounded bowls on a pale field, where the capital E curls inward at its upper left, the g carries a large low bowl with a projecting ear and the whole word sits at heading size above a smaller caption line.
Luxurious ornamental swashed holiday & editorial serif
Enchanted Chritmas ('Enchanted Christmas') is an opulent display serif weaving fairytale spiral flourishes across high-contrast Roman capitals.
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Cut-jointed display serif with a high contrast and joined shapes
Hident is a display serif in which neighbouring letters meet at sliced joints, the stems stay thin and the bowls open wide, so a single word reads as a modern lettering lockup rather than as a set of separate letters.
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