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Chercán

Pampatype · Francisco Gálvez Pizarro · 2016

serifflare serifitalic
Chercán specimen from Pampatype

A flare serif by Francisco Gálvez Pizarro, named after a Chilean wren, that balances informal warmth with typographic authority across text and display sizes.

About

Six weights from ExtraLight to ExtraBold, each with a matching italic, give Chercán a broad range for both long-form reading and headline work. Its personality is relaxed without sacrificing legibility, making it suited to books, magazines and posters where a human voice is wanted. Latin Extended and Greek polytonic coverage, alongside a rich set of OpenType features including small caps, oldstyle figures, bird dingbats and polytonic alternates, make it a well-equipped choice for multilingual publishing.

Classification

Pampatype class it as a flare serif with hybrid characteristics. Reverse contrast and an informal personality sit between text and display use, setting it apart from classical transitional or old-style serifs.

Weights

ExtraLightLightRegularMediumBoldExtraBold

Languages

Latin ExtendedGreek polytonic

Tags

flare-serifinformaltextdisplaylegiblegreekreverse-contrasteditorial

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