La Mericana is a serif font family designed by Elena Genova. Inspired by Richard Isbell’s Americana (1965), it builds on its wedge serifs and generous x-height—reimagined for contemporary use. Its nostalgic personality evokes classic signage and retro branding, while new ligatures, alternates, and a true italic with calligraphic details add flexibility and elegance without losing the family’s confident, approachable tone. The condensed version preserves the original’s distinctive look while keeping typographic impact strong in tight spaces. La Mericana brings heritage into modernity with warmth and character.
Designed by Elena Genova. La Merican is a font family from My Creative Land—a member of The Type Founders collection. For additional license options like app, enterprise, multi-user, and self-hosted web, visit My Creative Land.
My Creative Land is home to the gorgeously handcrafted typefaces of Elena Genova. With an unwavering dedication to the art of letterforms, the faces transcend the ordinary and convey emotion, depth, and uniqueness in design. Each font family is carefully handcrafted and often draws direct inspiration from the beauty found in calligraphy and lettering. Discerning designers will know that My Creative Land has fonts ready to infuse a certain je ne sais quoi, amplifying their ideas above the rest.
My Creative Land is a member of The Type Founders collection.
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Design Projects
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How to Use
You may encounter slight variations in the name of this font, depending on where you use it. Here’s what to look for.
Desktop
In application font menus, this font will display:
{{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.preferred_family_name}} {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.preferred_subfamily_name}}Web
To use this font on your website, use the following CSS:
font-family: {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.family.css_font_stack.replace('"', '').replace('",', ', ')}};
font-style: italicnormal;
font-weight: {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.font.web.weight}};
Glyph Support & Stylistic Filters
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