FontEldes Cordel

Eldes Cordel font specimen - display typeface inspired by woodcut and cordel literature

Eldes Cordel typeface details

Inspired directly by the woodcut — especially the covers of cordel literature booklets — and originally created to compose graphic pieces referencing Brazilian culture or conveying the concept of handmade, Eldes Cordel carries the visual marks of this printing technique: the gaps and imprecisions of the notch in the wooden matrix.

'Tipogravura xilográfica' poster — poem by Roberta Kaji typeset in Eldes Cordel

Poem: Roberta Kaji

"Knock on the Wrong Tree" poster: woodcut-style illustration of a tree and skulls with title in Eldes Cordel — horror typography use case

"Spirits of the Dead" poster with Edgar Allan Poe poem: vulture and cemetery illustration with title and text in Eldes Cordel — horror typography use case

"Goldlöckchen" poster with bear skulls in woodcut style: diacritics showcase of Eldes Cordel with German text

Forró event poster with Brazilian northeastern terms and leather hat in cordel woodcut style: Eldes Cordel applied in northeastern Brazilian visual identity

A horror font

Because of its quirky glyph design, Eldes Cordel is a natural fit for horror and mystery graphic pieces.

Characters & language coverage

Letters:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Numerals:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Accents and diacritics:

Á Â Ä À Å Ã Æ Ć Ĉ Ḓ Ð É Ê Ë È Ǵ Ĝ Ĥ Ḧ Í Î Ï Ì Ĩ Ĵ Ḱ Ĺ Ł Ḿ Ń Ṋ Ñ Ó Ô Ö Ò Ø Õ Ṕ Þ Ŕ Ś Š Ŝ ẞ Ú Û Ü Ù Ũ Ṽ Ẃ Ŵ Ẅ Ẍ Ý Ŷ Ÿ Ỹ Ź Ž Ẑ

á â ä à å ã ð é ê ë è í î ï ì ĩ ó ô ö ò ø õ ú û ü ù ũ

Symbols:

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For font curators and type publishers:
Specimen and press materials available upon request.
Contact: studio@eldes.com

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