Serif Flared Tyzu 12 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, title cards, branding, gothic, mysterious, antique, rough-hewn, dramatic, handcrafted feel, antique mood, dramatic display, textural impact, chiseled, stenciled, inked, irregular, weathered.
This typeface presents an all-caps-forward, flared serif construction with visibly uneven, hand-cut edges. Strokes feel carved rather than drawn: terminals widen into wedge-like endings, counters are slightly pinched, and interior joins show small notches and breaks that create a subtly stenciled impression. Proportions run on the broad side with open bowls and generous sidebearings, while the baseline and stroke edges remain intentionally rugged for a tactile, printed-or-painted texture. The lowercase follows the same chiseled logic with compact, sturdy forms and simplified details that prioritize silhouette clarity over smooth refinement.
Best suited to display use such as posters, album or book covers, game titles, film title cards, and branding that benefits from an antique or mysterious mood. It can work for short subheads or pull quotes when set large, but the distressed, chiseled detailing is most effective when not forced into dense body text.
The overall tone is archaic and atmospheric, evoking old signage, medieval or gothic references, and occult or fantasy-adjacent display typography. Its rough texture adds grit and theatricality, making the voice feel more handmade and ritualistic than modern or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate hand-cut lettering or worn print, combining flared serif structure with deliberate roughness to deliver a historic, dramatic voice. Its wide stance and high-impact silhouettes suggest a focus on titles and identity work where texture and mood are central.
In text settings, the irregular edges and intermittent breaks become more noticeable, adding texture but also visual noise at smaller sizes. The design rewards generous sizing and spacing where the flared terminals and carved counters can read as intentional detail rather than distortion.