Ardent
Typofonderie · Jean François Porchez · 2026
serifElzevir-inspired text and display serifitalic
A screen-first Elzevir serif with triangular serifs borrowed from Parisian catacomb lettering.
About
Ardent takes the old-style Elzevir tradition and rebuilds it for legibility at small sizes on screen. Its triangular serifs and rounded drops nod to engraved inscriptions Porchez studied in the Paris catacombs, and nine weights with italics give it range across text and display.
Classification
An Elzevir-family old-style serif engineered for screen reading, with triangular serifs Porchez traces back to inscriptions in the Paris catacombs.
Weights
ThinExtra LightLightRegularDemiBoldExtra BoldHeavyBlack
Languages
Latin
Tags
old-stylescreen-readingeditorialtextfrench