Serif Flared Eslen 2 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, game titles, packaging, gothic, storybook, spooky, ornamental, dramatic, thematic display, gothic flavor, decorative texture, antiquarian feel, flared terminals, spiky serifs, calligraphic, sculpted, high-inktrap.
A sculpted serif with pronounced flared stroke endings and sharp, spur-like terminals that create a chiseled silhouette. Strokes stay relatively even in thickness, but the joins and ends pinch and bloom, producing pointed finials and small triangular notches that read like ink traps. Proportions feel slightly condensed with lively, irregular contours, and the rhythm is driven by strong verticals and energetic, angular serifs rather than delicate hairlines. The numerals and lowercase follow the same flared, spiky terminal logic, keeping the texture consistent across text.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, cover titling, and themed packaging where the flared, spiked terminals can be appreciated. It can work for short bursts of text—taglines, pull quotes, chapter openers—when you want a strong, gothic-styled voice without going fully blackletter.
The overall tone is theatrical and gothic-leaning, with a mischievous, storybook bite. Its pointed terminals and carved shapes give it a slightly eerie, antiquarian character that feels at home in fantasy, mystery, or Halloween-adjacent contexts.
The design appears intended to evoke a carved, calligraphic serif look with dramatic flared endings, prioritizing personality and thematic impact over neutrality. Its consistent terminal treatment across upper- and lowercase suggests it was drawn to create a cohesive decorative texture for titles and expressive branding.
In running text the distinctive terminals create a dark, patterned texture; spacing and word shapes remain readable, but the decorative endings are visually prominent and can dominate at smaller sizes. Capitals are especially emblematic and work well as attention-grabbing initials or short titles.