Serif Contrasted Vire 10 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazine titles, book covers, luxury branding, elegant, classic, dramatic, refined, display impact, editorial tone, luxury feel, classical revival, hairline serifs, vertical stress, crisp joins, open counters, smooth curves.
This serif design shows pronounced thick–thin modulation with a clear vertical stress and crisp, delicate hairlines. Serifs are fine and sharp, with little to no visible bracketing, giving terminals a clean, engraved feel. Uppercase forms are stately and relatively broad with generous internal space, while lowercase maintains a steady rhythm with compact joins and smooth, rounded bowls. Numerals echo the same contrast and finish, with sculpted curves and thin top strokes that read as refined rather than blunt.
Best suited to display typography such as headlines, pull quotes, mastheads, and book or magazine covers where its high contrast and fine detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for premium branding and packaging when used at sizes that preserve the hairlines and sharp serif detail.
The overall tone is polished and literary, combining formality with a sense of dramatic contrast. It suggests sophistication and tradition, with a slightly theatrical headline presence that feels at home in fashion, culture, and premium editorial settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a modernized classical serif voice—high-contrast, vertically stressed, and meticulously finished—optimized for impactful display and editorial typography rather than utilitarian text settings.
At larger sizes the hairlines and sharp serifs create a striking sparkle, while tighter settings emphasize the font’s dense, high-contrast texture. Round letters (o, e, c) stay open and bright, and the italic is not shown, reinforcing a composed, upright voice in the samples provided.