Serif Flared Mylab 10 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Chamberí' by Extratype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, magazine, branding, packaging, editorial, dramatic, classic, commanding, high fashion, display impact, editorial voice, luxury tone, engraved feel, brand presence, bracketed, flared, sculpted, ink-trap like, teardrop terminals.
A sculpted serif with strongly flared stroke endings and pronounced bracketing, creating a carved, swelling stem effect rather than straight slab terminals. The design shows extreme thick–thin modulation with crisp, sharp apexes and wedge-like joins, plus occasional teardrop/ink-trap-like cut-ins where strokes meet counters. Uppercase forms feel broad and monumental, while lowercase uses compact bowls and sturdy verticals that keep the texture dense. Numerals and caps share the same chiseled, high-contrast logic, producing a bold, poster-ready rhythm with clear, stable baselines.
Best suited to display typography where its contrast and sculpted serifs can be appreciated: magazine heads and subheads, fashion and culture editorial layouts, posters, titles, and brand marks. It can also work for short pull quotes or deck copy when set with generous tracking and comfortable leading to prevent the dense texture from closing up.
The overall tone is theatrical and luxurious, mixing old-world bookish gravitas with a contemporary editorial punch. Its sharp transitions and flared finishes read as confident and declarative, lending a couture, headline-forward personality that feels intentional and attention-seeking without becoming playful.
This font appears designed to deliver maximum impact through a bold, flared-serif silhouette and dramatic contrast, emphasizing expressive word shapes for display settings. The consistent chiseled detailing across caps, lowercase, and numerals suggests an intention to evoke a classic, engraved sensibility while remaining modern and assertive at large sizes.
Curves are tightly controlled and counters are relatively enclosed, which increases visual weight in text. The flared terminals and bracketing introduce a soft, sculptural warmth that offsets the otherwise hard, high-contrast cuts, giving words a distinctive “carved” silhouette.