Ciel
Production Type · Léa Bruneau · 2025
A five-weight copperplate calligraphy family by Léa Bruneau, notable for three styles of interlaced monospaced capitals that blur the boundary between letterform and image.
About
Drawn from British copperplate pointed nib calligraphy, the family spans ExtraLight to ExtraBold with a restrained slant that keeps text settings orderly and sharp. The ornamental capital styles are the defining proposition: each glyph is confined to a monospaced square, with interlacing flourishes dense enough to read as pattern before they resolve as letters. Suited to drop caps, posters, book covers and editorial work where the typography is expected to carry visual weight rather than efface itself.
Classification
Rooted in British copperplate pointed nib calligraphy with ornamental interlaced capitals, Ciel is a script-derived family that spans functional text weights and highly decorative display initials.