Serif Flared Iggiv 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: books, editorial, magazines, invitations, branding, literary, classic, refined, warm, text emphasis, classical tone, elegant rhythm, readable italic, oldstyle, calligraphic, bracketed, organic, flowing.
This is an italic serif with an oldstyle, calligraphic construction. Strokes show gently modulated contrast and a consistent diagonal stress, with stems that broaden into subtly flared endings and bracketed, wedge-like serifs. Proportions feel traditional and text-oriented: rounded forms are open and smooth, ascenders are moderately tall, and the overall rhythm is lively without becoming decorative. The italics are true-drawn rather than mechanically slanted, with flowing entry/exit strokes and small, tapered terminals across both capitals and lowercase.
Well-suited to editorial typography where an italic voice is needed for emphasis, pull quotes, and titles, as well as book and magazine work that benefits from a classic, humanist texture. It can also support refined branding and invitation-style applications where a traditional, literary tone is desired.
The face conveys a cultured, bookish tone with a touch of warmth and motion. Its flowing italics and softly flared endings evoke classical print traditions, suggesting refinement and narrative elegance rather than a modern, clinical feel.
The design appears intended to provide a legible, text-friendly italic with classical roots, combining moderate contrast with flared, bracketed endings to keep the color warm and the word shapes fluid. It prioritizes an elegant reading rhythm and traditional typographic voice over sharp geometry or high-fashion extremes.
Capitals are poised and slightly dynamic, while the lowercase shows a clear cursive impulse—especially in letters like a, e, f, g, and y—helping lines of text knit together smoothly. Numerals follow the same italic rhythm, reading as text figures suited to continuous typography rather than rigid, tabular settings.