Author's note

Cyrillic Italic is a free Cyrillic italic font with a distinctly classical, high-contrast voice. The letters pair long, flowing curves with sharp, tapering strokes, so the overall feel is elegant and a little theatrical rather than neutral.

It fits book jackets, cultural posters, magazine cover lines, title cards, and editorial branding where a free font can bring a literary, old-world note without feeling heavy. Because the rhythm is so sweeping and the contrast is so pronounced, it also works well for short quotations, initials, and monogram-style marks where a few letters need to carry the whole mood.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
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Font family
Cyrillic
Font subfamily
Normal-Italic
Unique subfamily identification
FontMonger:Cyrillic Normal-Italic
Full font name
Cyrillic Normal-Italic
Name table version
001.000
Postscript font name
CyrillicNormal-Italic

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count232
Units per Em4096
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleUnderline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 9 font weights listed below:
CYRIL3.TTF
CYRIL1.TTF
CYRIL2.TTF
CYRIL4.TTF
CYRIL3.TTF
CYRIL4.TTF
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CYI_____.TTF
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