Shadow Veka 10 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: fantasy titles, book covers, game ui, posters, branding, mystical, folkloric, dramatic, handmade, antique, thematic display, handcrafted feel, antique flavor, dramatic titling, fantasy tone, calligraphic, flared, inked, spiky, organic.
This typeface uses brush- and pen-like strokes with pointed terminals and frequent wedge-shaped flares, producing a sharp, incised silhouette. Curves are slightly irregular and strokes show a calligraphic swell that creates a lively rhythm across words. Many forms include small interior cut-ins and notch-like voids, giving letters a subtly carved, hollowed feeling rather than a purely solid construction. Proportions are compact with tall ascenders and narrow bowls, while counters remain open enough to keep the texture readable at display sizes.
Best suited to display work where its textured stroke endings and carved interior details can be appreciated: fantasy or historical titling, book and album covers, game interfaces, event posters, and thematic branding. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when set with generous tracking and line spacing, but its energetic detailing favors headlines over dense body copy.
The overall tone feels arcane and storybook-like, with a hint of gothic craft and ritual signage. Its spiky endings and carved details suggest fantasy, myth, and antiquarian atmosphere more than modern neutrality.
The design appears intended to emulate a hand-drawn, carved-calligraphy look—combining brushlike movement with cut-in notches that read as hollowed or shadowed accents. The goal is a distinctive, atmospheric voice that signals craft, legend, and dramatic narrative contexts at a glance.
In text settings the sharp terminals create a busy sparkle, especially in diagonals (V/W/X/Y) and in narrow letters like I, J, and l. Numerals echo the same chiseled, calligraphic logic, keeping the set cohesive for titling and short numeric callouts.