Serif Flared Vide 7 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, magazine titles, branding, vintage, literary, dramatic, editorial, formal, display impact, classic tone, editorial authority, space saving, flared serifs, sculpted, high-waisted, bracketed, calligraphic.
This typeface is a narrow, flared-serif design with sculpted stroke endings that widen into wedge-like terminals rather than finishing in flat slabs. Strokes show moderate contrast and a distinctly waisted rhythm: many letters pinch slightly through the middle and swell toward the ends, creating an engraved, poster-like texture. Curves are compact and vertical, with tall ascenders/descenders and tight internal counters that contribute to a condensed, emphatic silhouette. Serifs and terminals are strongly bracketed and somewhat pointed, giving the outlines a chiseled, carved quality across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to headlines and display settings where its condensed stance and flared terminals can create a strong typographic voice—such as book covers, magazine titles, posters, and brand marks. It can also work for short pull quotes or section openers when a classic, editorial feel is wanted, but its tight counters and distinctive terminals make it less ideal for long, small-size body text.
The overall tone feels vintage and literary, with a slightly theatrical, display-forward presence. Its flared endings and compressed proportions suggest old-style print and headline typography, projecting seriousness and a touch of gothic drama without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to combine condensed efficiency with a historically flavored, engraved sensibility, using flared stroke endings and bracketed terminals to add character and authority. Its consistent sculpting across cases suggests a focus on impactful titling and recognizable texture rather than neutrality.
The uppercase set reads especially monumental due to the narrow widths and pronounced flaring at vertical strokes. Lowercase forms retain the same sculpted logic, with noticeable modulation in letters like a, n, m, and r and a compact, upright rhythm in round letters. Numerals follow the same condensed, high-contrast-in-spirit look, suited to settings where a tight, vertical texture is desirable.