Typeface Design for Perenelle Serif
Historical serif with a full weight spectrum from Hairline to Black
Perenelle Serif is a Latin serif typeface designed by Robert Pratley at Dalton Maag in 2024. It draws on 18th- and 19th-century typographic conventions while maintaining a contemporary sensibility. The family spans a weight range from Hairline to Black and includes cursive Italics, with OpenType features covering fractions, ordinals, case-sensitive forms, and both tabular and proportional numerals. It supports over 790 languages in the Latin script and is listed as a companion to Perenelle Sans.
Set in Perenelle Serif
Insights
- The weight range extends to both extremes—Hairline and Black—giving designers broad contrast options within one family.
- Italics are described as cursive and expressive, distinguishing them from a purely mechanical roman oblique.
- Perenelle Sans is listed under 'Pairs with', indicating an intended companion relationship between the two families.
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