Coelacanth

Coelacanth Typeface font is an old-style antiqua serif by Ben Whitmore offering comprehensive multilingual support across Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts. This practical typeface family delivers classical elegance for international publishing, academic texts, and cultural documentation requiring consistent character across writing systems. Coelacanth suits trilingual publications, classical studies materials, and heritage institution projects where typographic unity across alphabets matters. The complete family with italics enables sophisticated editorial hierarchies in multilingual contexts. Designers working on Orthodox religious texts, comparative literature, or international academic publishing will find Coelacanth invaluable. Pairs naturally with humanist sans-serifs for contemporary multilingual publication design.

Coelacanth was crafted by Ben Whitmore. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Coelacanth features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for long-form editorial and book typography.

Coelacanth is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 4 curated font pairings available. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.