Serif Flared Yiby 2 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, editorial display, branding, packaging, posters, storybook, old-world, whimsical, humanist, warm, distinctive voice, crafted feel, heritage mood, display clarity, flared, calligraphic, organic, lively, quirky.
A lively serif with flared terminals and an oblique, reverse-leaning posture. Strokes show moderate contrast and a subtly calligraphic modulation, with stems that widen toward the ends and serifs that feel softened rather than sharply bracketed. Proportions run on the wide side with noticeably varied character widths, and the lowercase sits on a relatively low x-height with prominent ascenders and descenders. Curves are generous and slightly irregular in an intentional, hand-informed way, producing a textured rhythm in words and lines of text.
This design performs best as a display serif for titles, pull quotes, and short passages where its characterful rhythm can be appreciated. It’s well suited to book covers, boutique branding, packaging, posters, and themed projects that benefit from a warm, old-world voice rather than a neutral text face.
The overall tone feels classic yet playful—evoking storybook print, historical signage, and crafted lettering rather than strict editorial formality. Its reverse slant and flared finish add a distinctive, quirky charm that reads as expressive and personable.
The font appears designed to blend traditional serif structure with a crafted, flared-stroke personality, using a reverse-leaning stance and varied widths to create a distinctive, narrative-friendly texture. The goal seems to be memorability and charm in display typography while maintaining recognizable letterforms for comfortable reading at larger sizes.
Round letters maintain open counters and clear internal shapes, while diagonals and joins retain a gently asymmetric, hand-drawn energy. Numerals and capitals carry the same flared, calligraphic logic, helping the set feel cohesive in display settings.