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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High-contrast serif distorted into glass-like ridges
Reglass shows thin high-contrast serif letters broken into closely spaced vertical-looking ridges with displaced edges, so the bowls and stems appear refracted rather than uniformly solid.
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Heavy compact serif
Romelle is a heavy compact serif in black on a pale plaster ground: thick stems with fine hairlines, a low sweeping R leg that runs under the next letter, closed counters and a large x-height, set in title case on one line with a tracked line above, a subtitle and two small notes beneath.
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Tall contrasting serif with loops
Savage Roses is a tall contrasting serif in white on a warm tan ground: heavy stems with hairlines, wide serifs, and loops that leave the capitals and extend across the words in long horizontal sweeps, with a small tracked line above in a curved rule and a caption beneath.
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Luxury serif with long curved swashes
Silky Dusk is a luxury serif in white on a tan ground: high contrast, wide letters with long curved swashes that leave the S and the k and travel above the word, and a tracked caption beneath with a small badge at the side.
Condensed serif
Silveridge is a condensed serif in cream on a dark paper ground: tall narrow stems, fine serifs, a high waist and narrow counters, set in one word across the plate with a curved label above and a tracked line beneath.
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Crisp contemporary editorial serif duo (Regular + Italic, OTF/TTF/WOFF)
Svara is a sharp modern editorial serif family pairing an upright Regular with a lively true Italic across OTF, TTF & WOFF formats!
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Bold transitional display serif with overhead canopy swash
Vanielst is a substantial, medium-high-contrast display serif highlighted by graceful overhead swash loops and crisp bracketed feet.
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Twelve-style family serif
Wonder Society is an elegant family serif in white over a dark portrait of three figures: moderate-to-high contrast, fine hairlines, sharp serifs and a narrow waist, with one line in a lighter weight and one in a heavier, plus small tracked notes at the foot naming the twleve styles and the designer.
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Light lowercase serif with tall ascenders and a deep narrow f descender
Alforine is a light lowercase serif in which the stems stay fine, the bowls round broadly, the ascenders rise tall and the f drops into a narrow deep curve, so a single lowercase word reads as quiet fashion lettering.
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Fine capitals with a curled first A and looping final O
Aureline Castelo is a fine high-contrast capital serif in which the first A begins with an outward curl, the stems stay slender, the bowls open round and the final O extends into a low sweeping loop, so a name reads as elegant engraved lettering.
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Elegant serif with flared stems and fine calligraphic details
Autumn Nostalgic is an elegant serif in which the stems flare at the ends, the contrast stays high and a few letters carry a calligraphic tail, so a two-word title reads as a printed editorial opener.
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Tall contrasting capitals with spiral terminals and a star-like O centre
Blistao is a high-contrast display serif in capitals whose thin strokes end in curling spirals, with a heavy stem weight and a small star cut into the last counter.
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Opulent holiday display serif with symmetrical filigree swashes
Christmas Nightfall is a classic, high-contrast ornamental holiday serif crowned with elaborate top-and-bottom gold scrollwork flourishes.
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Bold display serif with wide bowls and a low contrast
Elden Rue is a bold display serif in which the bowls run wide, the contrast stays low and the serifs stay blunt, so a two-word title reads as a confident printed masthead rather than as a delicate one.
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Modern elegant serif with a fine italic companion
Elian Covaire is a modern elegant serif in which the roman stays wide and the italic leans with a calligraphic swing, so a two-word label reads as a fragrance house mark rather than as a headline.
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Very tall narrow capitals with fine pointed serifs
Emirong is a very tall condensed capital face in which the stems run exceptionally long, the joins stay fine, the O closes into a narrow vertical oval and the M spreads thin diagonals between straight sides, so a name reads as a slim editorial column.
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Minimal display serif with fine contrast and generous wide serifs
Emilia Grace is a minimal display serif in which the stems narrow against fine hairlines, the serifs spread wide and flat, and the fit stays airy, so a two-word name reads as a studio mark rather than as a headline.
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High-contrast fashion serif with broad bowls and a tightly curled g
Garage is a high-contrast fashion serif in which the bowls stay broad, the joins thin to hairlines and the lower g closes a tight curl beneath the baseline, so a mixed-case line reads as an editorial masthead.
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Substantial mixed case with short visible serif feet and curved terminals
Gilferos is a substantial mixed-case family shown in its footed cut, where the stems carry weight, the bowls stay broad, short serifs sit flat on the baseline and the f curls its top, and the listing advertises seventy-two styles from condensed to expanded.
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Modern serif with tall proportions
Machio is a modern serif in cream over a warm portrait: tall narrow letters with moderate contrast, fine bracketed serifs and long ascenders, set as one large word with a small capital line beneath and an oval badge above.
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High-contrast serif with swash descender
Making is an elegant serif in cream on a dark portrait: high contrast with fine hairlines, sharp unbracketed serifs, a tall narrow waist, and a g whose descender opens into a long swash that runs under the word, so the plate reads as a fashion campaign rather than a book face.
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Festive serif with curled terminals
Merrymint is a festive serif in near-black on cream: a moderate-contrast serif with ball terminals that curl into hooks, a wide x-height, generous spacing and a slight bounce, framed by a Christmas still life with a banner naming it a sweet and festive face.
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Retro mixed-case letters with long integrated swashes
Miracle Groovy shows weighty rounded forms with small sharp serif tips, where the a and the lower y extend into long sweeping tails that visually bind two rows together, and a heavy dark offset surrounds the white title on a textured pale field.
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Elegant serif with oblique styles
Molimer is an elegant serif in cream over a meadow photograph: moderate contrast, bracketed serifs, a large x-height and an oval O, offered in eighteen styles including an oblique, so the word reads as an editorial heading that could carry a whole issue.
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