Shadow Vege 14 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, album covers, gothic, mysterious, dramatic, vintage, edgy, attention grabbing, thematic display, carved look, gothic flair, blackletter cues, beveled, incised, cutout, angular.
A heavy display face built from broad, sculpted strokes that combine smooth curves with sharp, chiseled corners. Letterforms show consistent internal cut-ins and notched voids that read like carved openings, giving many glyphs a hollowed, split-stroke appearance. The rhythm is compact and punchy, with squared terminals, occasional wedge-like joints, and a mix of rounded bowls and angular diagonals that creates a lively, irregular texture across words. Numerals and capitals maintain the same carved motif, producing strong silhouette recognition at large sizes.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as posters, event titles, game or film titling, logos, and packaging where its carved cutouts can read clearly. It can also work for themed quotes or chapter headings when set with ample size and breathing room, while it is less appropriate for small UI text or dense paragraphs.
The overall tone feels dark, theatrical, and slightly archaic—evoking carved signage, fantasy titling, and gothic ornament without becoming fully traditional blackletter. The cutout/shadow-like interruptions add tension and motion, lending a mischievous, magical mood that suits attention-grabbing headlines.
The design appears intended as a high-impact decorative display font that fuses gothic/blackletter cues with a carved, hollowed treatment to create instant character and a strong, memorable word shape.
In longer lines the repeated internal notches create a distinctive pattern that can visually dominate; spacing and generous size help keep counters and cut-ins from filling in. Round letters (like O/C/G) emphasize the carved effect particularly strongly, while diagonal-heavy letters add a jagged, energetic cadence.