Serif Flared Depu 3 is a light, narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
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This serif typeface shows a delicate, high-contrast skeleton with thin hairlines and sharper, darker main strokes. Serifs are finely bracketed and often feel subtly flared, giving terminals a shaped, calligraphic finish rather than blunt cuts. Proportions are compact and vertically oriented, with smooth curves, tight apertures, and a controlled rhythm that stays consistent from caps to lowercase. Numerals follow the same refined contrast and slender build, keeping an elegant, continuous texture in text.
It suits editorial settings such as magazine features, book interiors at comfortable sizes, and especially titling where its contrast and shaped serifs can shine. The refined texture also makes it a strong candidate for premium branding, packaging, and formal stationery where an elegant serif voice is desired.
The overall tone is poised and literary, leaning toward classic book and magazine typography. Its crisp contrast and tapered details convey formality and sophistication, with a slightly modern polish that keeps it from feeling overly ornate.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic serif reading experience with heightened contrast and subtly flared, calligraphy-informed terminals. It aims for an elevated, polished voice that performs well in composed text and sophisticated display settings.
In the sample text, spacing and stroke contrast produce a bright page color with pronounced vertical emphasis. The thin connecting strokes and terminals are visually prominent, so the design reads most confidently where reproduction is clean and size is not extremely small.