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 contrasting capitals with large spiralling extensions and ligatures
History is a fine luxury serif in which the capitals stay light, the bowls run broad and large spiral extensions leave the word on the left, above and below, so a single name reads as a couture cartouche.
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Fine serif mixed case framed by huge figure-eight extensions
Kamary shows black contrasting letters with tall stems and broad rounded bowls: the K leg stretches into a large loop below the word and an upper extension sweeps across the final y, leaving visible space on the cream cover for both swashes.
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High-contrast display serif crossed by a long swash
Kinaya is a high-contrast display serif in which the capitals stand tall and one long swash crosses the whole word, so a single name reads as a couture lockup rather than as a plain title.
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Modern serif with a dramatic swash ligature
Marquis is an elegant modern serif in white over a photograph of two people: very high contrast, tall letters with fine serifs, and a long swash that leaves the M and runs beneath the word, with three small pill labels below it.
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Very thin didone with ornament
Orlevin is a very thin modern serif in warm dark grey on a textured plaster wall: hairline stems, sharp flat serifs and a broad O that carries a crossing ornament in place of a counter, with a tracked line at the head and two lines of description beneath.
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Narrow traditional serif
Rinovich is a narrow traditional serif in black on aged paper across a wooden surface: tall caps with fine bracketed serifs, a much taller initial R and a tight but even spacing, with a small line at the upper left and two lines beneath naming the style and the studio.
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Fine wide serif with crossing curves
Sapyre is a fine wide serif in cream over a photograph of a flower on a sage ground: hairline stems, long crossing curves that leave the S and the R and run above and below the line, and sharp flat serifs, set as one word with a tracked note above and beneath.
Retro serif with curved details on the capitals
Semika is a beautifully retro serif in cream on a muted photograph: moderate contrast, tall wide capitals with curved details on the S and the A, and a foot that curls, set as one word with a tracked caption beneath and two small sparkles.
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Elegance serif with swashes
Shifer Blastone is an elegance serif in cream over a portrait photograph: high contrast, fine stems, ball terminals and long swashes that leave the first letters and curve under the words, with a small italic beneath and a flower ornament at the foot.
Fine serif with curled strokes
The Lancher Shine is a fine serif in black on pale greige: tall narrow capitals with hairline stems, and long curled strokes that leave the letters and cross the lines horizontally, one above and one below, with tracked lines at the head and foot and a soft shadow falling across the wall.
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High-contrast serif with small capitals
Tim Burton Serif is a high-contrast serif in black on a pale watercolour page: thin bracketed serifs, a large contrast between stems and hairlines, mixed case with small capitals, and two black stars balanced at either side of the block.
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Plain typewriter serif in mixed case
Typewriter Font is a typewriter serif in black on off-white, shown in two short lowercase lines: small slab serifs, an even stroke, a single-storey a and g, and a full stop that reads as a struck key.
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Festive high-contrast serifs with curling extensions
Amour Christmas shows tall serif capitals with curled entry strokes and long sweeping tails in a shaded red with a pale offset edge, where the R, C and S forms extend well beyond their main letter bodies and small hanging ornaments sit around the title on a cream field framed by fir.
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High-contrast fashion serif with thin hairlines and sculpted stems across nine weights
Augler is a high-contrast fashion serif in which the hairlines stay razor thin, the stems carry sculpted weight and the family runs across nine cuts, so one word can sit light on a cover or heavy in a caption without changing voice.
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Condensed serif pairing with curled capitals and a looping g
Bethany Elingston shows pale mixed-case serif letters in a slanted upper row and a straighter lower row over an open record player, where curled B and E entries, a tall looped h and a low g extension make the compact stack ornamental, and the cover advertises regular, italic, ligatures and alternates.
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Tall didone capitals with hairline serifs and a tight fit
Bodoni Elegant is a tall didone capital alphabet in which the stems carry a strong contrast, the serifs thin to hairlines and the fit stays tight, so a two-word title reads as a classical masthead.
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Soft irregular mixed case with flared rounded endings
Charmed Witches shows pale letters with softly curved stems, small flared serifs and uneven proportions: the W spreads broadly while the lowercase h and t rise above compact rounded bowls inside a thin wavy frame.
Soft narrow serif with a high looping ascender and outward terminal hooks
Chelone is a soft narrow serif in which the stems curve gently, the bowls stay open, one tall ascender carries a large loop above the word and the final e ends in a long outward hook, so a name reads as playful modern lettering.
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Bold retro teardrop-swashed holiday display serif
Christmas Moire is actually an exuberant, bold retro display serif (NOT a handwritten script!) curling plump teardrop swashes onto 'C', 'S', 'M', and 'R'!
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Upright capitals with pointed crossbars and small diamond accents
Gothic Halloween shows tall white capitals across a dark cave scene, where the H carries a sharp waist-level crossbar, the O is a narrow oval and fine triangular flares appear at the joins, with bats and sparkles filling the setting around the word.
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Luxury editorial serif with script
Medvilea Editorial is a luxury editorial serif in near-black on white: high contrast, long flat serifs and a wide bowl, paired with a swashed script that loops above and below the line, with small tracked notes in all four corners and a centred caption beneath.
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Thin display caps with waving crossbars
Merasica Klaus is a thin display serif in brick red on white: tall narrow capitals with fine stems, and crossbars that are drawn as pairs of waving lines on the E, A and H, with a drawn sun ornament at the right and three tracked label bars at the lower left.
Modern contrasted serif with swash
Mewah is a modern serif in cream on red silk: very high contrast, fine hairlines, a tall narrow waist, and an italic-flavoured swash that lifts off the first letter and curls over the word, so the plate reads as a fashion masthead rather than a book face.
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Tall rounded display serif
Midnight Majesty is a tall rounded display serif in gold on cream, presented as a magazine cover: two stacked lines with curled capital entries, round bowls and high contrast, surrounded by a cover frame with a barcode, corner notes and a small serif subtitle beneath.
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