Serif Flared Yive 3 is a light, normal width, high contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book design, magazine, headlines, posters, literary, elegant, idiosyncratic, classical, expressive, distinctiveness, editorial polish, calligraphic flair, classic reinterpretation, flared, calligraphic, dynamic, sharp, swashy.
This typeface is a flared serif with a pronounced reverse-leaning italic axis and strong thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper into sharp, wedge-like terminals and small triangular serifs, with curves that feel drawn and slightly tense rather than mechanically even. Capitals are relatively narrow with crisp apexes and pointed join behavior (notably in diagonals), while round forms show a lively, off-axis stress. The lowercase is compact with a moderate x-height, long ascenders, and distinctive, sometimes spiky entry/exit strokes; the overall texture alternates between tight, thin hairlines and darker flare points, producing a lively rhythm in text.
It performs best in editorial contexts where personality and typographic color matter—book covers and chapter heads, magazine headlines, pull quotes, and cultured branding. In longer text it can work at comfortable sizes with generous leading, while its sharp terminals and backward slant make it especially effective for display typography.
The tone is bookish and refined, with a slightly mischievous, mannered energy coming from the backward slant and sharp flared endings. It reads as classical and editorial, but with enough eccentricity to feel expressive and boutique rather than strictly traditional.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic serif italic construction through a reverse-leaning, calligraphic lens, emphasizing sharp flare terminals, high-contrast modulation, and distinctive signature shapes for a memorable typographic voice.
Several glyphs show intentionally unconventional details—such as a dramatic, sweeping Q tail and pointed, calligraphic terminals—that increase character at display sizes. Numerals follow the same flared, high-contrast logic and feel suited to typography-led compositions rather than utilitarian data tables.