Serif Flared Viwy 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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This typeface is a condensed, upright serif with flared stroke endings and sharp, tapered terminals. Stems are generally even in weight with subtle modulation, while many joins and ends pinch to points, creating a slightly jagged, hand-cut silhouette. Counters are compact and somewhat irregular, and the rhythm feels lively due to small asymmetries in curves and terminal shapes. Numerals and capitals maintain the same narrow footprint, with distinctive hooked and wedge-like details that keep the texture crisp in a line.
It works best for display settings where personality matters: headlines, posters, book covers, and branding systems that want a handcrafted or story-driven voice. It can also suit packaging or labels where condensed width helps fit more characters while still feeling distinctive.
The overall tone is playful and slightly spooky, like a storybook or folk-poster display face. Its prickly terminals and narrow stance give it a mischievous, theatrical energy, while the low-contrast structure keeps it approachable rather than ornate.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact display serif with a handwrought edge—combining narrow proportions and low-contrast construction with flared, pointed terminals to create a memorable, characterful texture.
In text, the condensed proportions create a dark, vertical texture, and the pointed terminals add sparkle at larger sizes. The letterforms read as intentionally irregular and expressive, suggesting a crafted aesthetic more than a strictly polished, bookish serif.