Serif Flared Usna 10 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, logotypes, game titles, medieval, storybook, ceremonial, historic, ornate, period flavor, display impact, crafted feel, inscriptional tone, dramatic texture, angular, chiseled, flared, calligraphic, faceted.
This typeface is a flared serif design with crisp, faceted contours and a subtly calligraphic construction. Strokes are generally even in weight but terminate in pointed, wedge-like flare endings rather than bracketed serifs, creating a carved, chiseled impression. Uppercase forms show strong triangular joins and sharp internal corners, while round letters stay slightly polygonal, with angled stress and tightened curves. The lowercase keeps a compact, sturdy rhythm with distinctive diamond-like counters and occasional hooked terminals, giving text a lively texture. Numerals follow the same angular logic, with slanted cuts and pointed joins that keep them stylistically consistent with the letters.
It works best for display typography such as posters, chapter heads, packaging, and titles where a historic or fantasy-inflected voice is desired. It can also suit logos and wordmarks that benefit from a crafted, engraved feel, and it is particularly effective when paired with simpler companion text faces for longer reading.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering, heraldic inscriptions, and fantasy-world titling. Its sharp terminals and faceted curves lend a dramatic, crafted character that reads as historic rather than modern, with an assertive, slightly theatrical presence.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional blackletter and inscriptional cues into a readable, upright flared serif for modern display use. By combining wedge terminals, angular joins, and faceted curves, it aims to convey a sense of craftsmanship and period atmosphere while remaining clear enough for prominent titling.
In continuous text, the many angled terminals create a dark, textured color and a noticeably patterned rhythm, especially at smaller sizes. The design’s strong silhouettes and distinctive details make it stand out in short settings, while longer paragraphs become more decorative and attention-grabbing than neutral.