Serif Flared Epme 10 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, mastheads, vintage, editorial, confident, dramatic, literary, impact, heritage, craft, authority, display, flared, wedge serifs, bracketed, ink-trap feel, calligraphic.
A compact, display-oriented serif with pronounced flare at stroke terminals and wedge-like, bracketed serifs. Strokes show a subtle calligraphic modulation, with thicker verticals and tapered joins that create a carved, slightly chiseled rhythm. Counters are relatively tight and the overall color is dark and even, while select letters (notably the curved ones) carry sharp internal notches and tapered openings that add bite. Lowercase forms are sturdy with a tall x-height and short extenders, and figures are weighty with oldstyle-like shapes and strong vertical stress.
Best suited to short-to-medium settings where a distinctive serif voice is desired: magazine and newspaper-style headlines, book covers, posters, mastheads, and bold packaging or label typography. It can work in pull quotes or section headers when ample size and spacing are available to keep counters open.
The tone feels vintage and editorial, combining authority with a touch of theatrical flair. Its sharp tapers and flared endings give it a crafted, print-era personality that reads as confident and slightly dramatic rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact serif with flared terminals that evoke traditional print and sign-like engraving, while staying robust and legible in bold display use.
In text, the dense color and tight counters create a strong headline presence, while the flared terminals add texture that can look slightly spiky at small sizes. The design maintains consistent stroke energy across caps, lowercase, and numerals, producing a cohesive, emphatic voice.