Serif Normal Vaku 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial design, magazines, book typography, headlines, pull quotes, editorial, refined, formal, classic, literary, editorial polish, classical tone, display refinement, text clarity, bracketed serifs, hairline joins, vertical stress, tight spacing, crisp terminals.
A refined serif with pronounced thick–thin contrast and a predominantly vertical stress. Serifs are bracketed and sharp, with tapered, hairline-like connections in places that give the outlines a crisp, engraved feel. Proportions run on the compact side with relatively narrow caps and a controlled, even rhythm in text; counters stay open enough to remain readable while maintaining a sleek silhouette. Numerals follow the same contrast-driven construction, and the overall drawing favors clean, upright geometry with delicate finishing strokes.
Well-suited to editorial layouts such as magazines, journal-style design, and book typography where a classic, high-contrast serif voice is desired. It can perform especially well for headlines, deck copy, and pull quotes that benefit from crisp elegance and strong typographic color, and it can also serve as a body face in more formal settings when sized and spaced to preserve the hairlines.
The typeface conveys a polished, editorial tone—confident and traditional rather than casual. Its high-contrast modeling and crisp serifs suggest sophistication and a slightly dramatic, fashion-leaning elegance, while still reading as a conventional bookish serif.
The design appears intended to provide a traditional, high-contrast serif for contemporary editorial use—balancing classic letterform conventions with a sleek, sharply finished drawing that adds sophistication in display and structured text settings.
In the text sample, the strong contrast and fine serifs create a lively shimmer, especially at larger sizes, where the hairlines become a defining visual feature. The compact stance and tight-looking sidebearings make it feel efficient in headlines and subheads, while the consistent vertical emphasis keeps paragraphs orderly and composed.