Keyhole Counter Roman

AI-generated

Serif · 1 style · 148 glyphs · Version 0.1.0

Keyhole Counter Roman is an original readable Roman serif for editorial headings, bookish packaging and vintage-inspired labels. Solid black Roman strokes with modest vertical contrast, restrained bracketed serifs, shared cap height, x-height, baseline, ascenders and descenders. Keep every keyhole waist and counter sufficiently open for normal reading at small sizes. Best for editorial headlines, bookish labels, vintage-inspired packaging and readable short-form display text.

Personal use: with Pro, Studio, or as one of 5 Font Pass picks ($4.99 once)Commercial license from $15/mo, yours to keep after your plan endsSee plans

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Keyhole Counter Roman148 glyphs · 1 style

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Specimens

Specimens

Rendered from the font files, without retouching.

  • Keyhole Counter Roman cover specimen
  • Keyhole Counter Roman pangram specimen
  • Keyhole Counter Roman alphabet specimen
  • Keyhole Counter Roman numbers specimen
  • Keyhole Counter Roman waterfall specimen
  • Keyhole Counter Roman sizes specimen
  • Keyhole Counter Roman lowercase specimen

About

About Keyhole Counter Roman

Its x-height is 71.8% of the cap height, near the 71.2% typical of serif fonts in the library, taller than 40 of the 73 other serif fonts. Ascenders on b, d, h, k and l rise 9.3% above the capitals, and descenders on g, j, p, q and y drop 32.1% of the cap height below the baseline, deeper than 64 of the 73 other serif fonts. Its letters are of average width for serif fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 85.9% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 102.3%), within 3.2% of the median. The o is close to a circle, 1.03 times as wide as it is tall, and M is the widest capital, at 1.13 times the width of H. Round letters overshoot: O rises 4.2% of the cap height above H and dips 1.1% below the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 21.1% of the cap height, heavier than 39 of the 48 other serif fonts. Ink covers 38.6% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), darker than 52 of the 73 other serif fonts. Strokes change thickness with direction: the sides of o and O are 3.8 times as thick as their tops and bottoms.

Its 148 characters include 105 Latin letters, plus 43 figures, punctuation marks and symbols; 53 of the Latin letters are accented or special forms beyond A to Z. The word space measures 46% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 11.8% of its width. The font carries no kerning, so spacing comes from each letter’s own side bearings. The figures have different widths, so columns of numbers set in Keyhole Counter Roman will not line up exactly.

Measured from the version 0.1.0 font file. Comparisons are with the 467 library fonts measured on October 6, 2026, 74 of them serif fonts.

Characters

Characters

Includes all 95 printable Basic Latin characters and 148 glyphs in total.

Verified language coverage: Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Catalan, English, Filipino, Galician, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Zulu

Structure
Upright medium-width low-to-medium contrast Roman with a repeatable single connected keyhole-shaped white counter in enclosed bowls. In B, P, R, b, d, p, q, 8, a and g, each enclosed counter has a rounded upper chamber that continuously narrows through a vertical waist into a smaller rounded lower chamber. It remains one continuous white void: never a black divider, black island, horizontal bar, detached icon, separate lower hole or a second counter. O, o and D retain an ordinary uninterrupted oval counter. The outside silhouettes, stems, serifs and terminals stay conventional connected Roman forms so the counter system, rather than an effect, supplies the structural distinction. It is not Lens Counter Slab's horizontal almond opening, Pinched Counter Grotesk's horizontal waist, Chamfer Counter Sans, Clover Counter Display, Window Arch Slab, Valentine Bow Serif, a width/weight adjustment, terminal-only change, outline, shadow, stripe or detached decoration
Stroke
Solid black Roman strokes with modest vertical contrast, restrained bracketed serifs, shared cap height, x-height, baseline, ascenders and descenders. Keep every keyhole waist and counter sufficiently open for normal reading at small sizes
Best for
Editorial headlines, bookish labels, vintage-inspired packaging and readable short-form display text

Basic Latin · 94

  • !
  • "
  • #
  • $
  • %
  • &
  • '
  • (
  • )
  • *
  • +
  • ,
  • -
  • .
  • /
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • :
  • ;
  • <
  • =
  • >
  • ?
  • @
  • 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
  • [
  • \
  • ]
  • ^
  • _
  • `
  • 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
  • {
  • |
  • }
  • ~

Latin letters with accents · 105

  • ª
  • º
  • À
  • Á
  • Â
  • Ã
  • Ä
  • Å
  • Æ
  • Ç
  • È
  • É
  • Ê
  • Ë
  • Ì
  • Í
  • Î
  • Ï
  • Ñ
  • Ò
  • Ó
  • Ô
  • Õ
  • Ö
  • Ø
  • Ù
  • Ú
  • Û
  • Ü
  • Ý
  • ß
  • à
  • á
  • â
  • ã
  • ä
  • å
  • æ
  • ç
  • è
  • é
  • ê
  • ë
  • ì
  • í
  • î
  • ï
  • ñ
  • ò
  • ó
  • ô
  • õ
  • ö
  • ø
  • ù
  • ú
  • û
  • ü
  • ý
  • ÿ
  • Ā
  • ā
  • Ă
  • ă
  • Ċ
  • ċ
  • Ē
  • ē
  • Ĕ
  • ĕ
  • Ġ
  • ġ
  • Ī
  • ī
  • Ĭ
  • ĭ
  • Ŀ
  • ŀ
  • Ō
  • ō
  • Ŏ
  • ŏ
  • Œ
  • œ
  • Ū
  • ū
  • Ŭ
  • ŭ
  • Ÿ
  • ɑ
  • Ḃ
  • ḃ
  • Ḋ
  • ḋ
  • Ḟ
  • ḟ
  • Ṁ
  • ṁ
  • Ṗ
  • ṗ
  • Ṡ
  • ṡ
  • Ṫ
  • ṫ
  • Ɑ

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Pairings

Fonts to pair with Keyhole Counter Roman

A different structure keeps a pairing readable: set one font for headings and the other for text. Test both with your own words.

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FAQ

Keyhole Counter Roman questions

Can I use Keyhole Counter Roman commercially?
Keyhole Counter Roman is part of the Pro library. Pro and Studio include it with a commercial license that continues after the plan ends; a Font Pass can pick it as one of 5 fonts for personal use.
Which languages does Keyhole Counter Roman support?
Keyhole Counter Roman has 148 glyphs, including all 95 printable Basic Latin characters. Its 148 characters include 105 Latin letters, plus 43 figures, punctuation marks and symbols; 53 of the Latin letters are accented or special forms beyond A to Z. Verified language coverage: Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Catalan, English, Filipino, Galician, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Zulu. Missing a language? Customize the font and add it in Studio.
How do I install Keyhole Counter Roman?
On Windows, right-click the TTF or OTF file and choose Install. On a Mac, double-click it and click Install Font. For a website, upload the WOFF2 file and load it with @font-face. Restart open apps so they see the new font.
Can I change letters in Keyhole Counter Roman?
Yes. Customize makes a copy in your account and opens it in Studio, where you can redraw letters, adjust spacing, add Bold or Thin and add languages. The library version of Keyhole Counter Roman stays unchanged.
Can I make my own font like Keyhole Counter Roman?
Yes. Describe the serif style you want in the generator, or upload a picture of lettering you like, and AI draws a complete installable font. Fonts made on a paid plan stay private.