Author's note

Cyrillic Italic by The Great Alejew is a free Cyrillic serif font with a dramatic, fashion-minded slant. Its very thin hairlines meet broad, swelling strokes, and the sharply tapered details give the lettering a distinctly Didone-like elegance. The forms are exceptionally fluid and wide, with generous curves that sweep far beyond the main strokes.

In editorial design, it lends magazine covers and fashion features a luxurious, theatrical voice, especially when typography is treated as the main image. Cosmetics packaging and cultural event posters also suit its sweeping silhouettes, since the pronounced contrast connects refined product branding with expressive display work.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
(c) Copyright 1993 - GALAXY 2001
Font family
Cyrillic
Font subfamily
Italic
Unique subfamily identification
GLXY:Cyrillic-Italic
Full font name
Cyrillic-Italic
Name table version
2.0 Fri Dec 31 15:00:00 1993
Postscript font name
Cyrillic-Italic
Trademark notice
The Great Alejew !

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count194
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleUnderline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 9 font weights listed below:
CYI_____.TTF
CYRIL1.TTF
CYRIL2.TTF
CYRIL3.TTF
CYRIL4.TTF
CYRIL3.TTF
CYRIL4.TTF
CYB_____.TTF
CYBI____.TTF