Serif Contrasted Egna 6 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, packaging, posters, headlines, invitations, whimsical, storybook, handmade, antique, playful, narrative charm, vintage display, handmade texture, decorative serif, expressive tone, tapered, flared, quirky, calligraphic, wavy.
This serif has an irregular, hand-rendered rhythm with softly wavy strokes and gently uneven contours that keep each letterform lively. Serifs are narrow and tapered with a slightly flared feel rather than blunt slabs, and the stroke ends often curl or hook in a subtle, decorative way. Contrast is noticeable, with thinner connecting strokes and thicker verticals, but the drawing stays organic rather than sharply geometric. Proportions lean broad, with rounded bowls and open counters; the lowercase is compact with a relatively small x-height, while ascenders and descenders add a bit of vertical character. Overall spacing reads airy and comfortable, supporting display sizes where the fine details remain clear.
Best suited to titles, short passages, and branding moments where personality is a priority—such as book covers, theatrical posters, boutique packaging, café menus, and invitation work. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers in editorial layouts, while long body text may feel busy due to the ornamental stroke endings and irregular rhythm.
The tone is eccentric and charming, evoking vintage signage, children’s books, and lightly spooky or magical ephemera. Its deliberate wobble and embellished terminals create a friendly, handcrafted personality that feels more narrative than formal.
The design appears aimed at delivering a distinctive, old-world display serif with a deliberately handmade texture. Its combination of classic serif structure and playful, wavering details suggests an intention to add narrative charm and a slightly uncanny, antique flavor to contemporary typography.
Several glyphs show individualized quirks—especially in curved letters and diagonals—creating a varied texture across words that looks intentionally drawn rather than mechanically uniform. Numerals follow the same decorative logic, with rounded shapes and tapered strokes that match the letterforms.