Serif Contrasted Etba 15 is a very light, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
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This typeface is a very light, high-contrast serif with a crisp vertical stress and fine hairline detailing. Serifs are slender and mostly unbracketed, giving the outlines a clean, cut-paper sharpness rather than a soft transition. Proportions are notably wide in the capitals and generous in the lowercase, with large, open counters and ample interior space. The lowercase shows a tall x-height with relatively short ascenders, and rounded forms (o, c, e) are broad and calm, supporting an even, airy texture in text. Numerals appear oldstyle with flowing curves and delicate terminals, matching the text rhythm more than a lining, tabular feel.
Best suited to editorial settings such as magazines, books, and cultured brand communications where a light, high-contrast serif can convey refinement. It works well for headlines, pull quotes, and display typography, and can also serve for body text when set at comfortable sizes with sufficient leading to preserve its delicate hairlines.
The overall tone is refined and literary, with a poised, editorial elegance that feels contemporary but rooted in classical book typography. Its lightness and contrast read as quiet and cultivated rather than loud, lending a sense of sophistication and clarity.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern, wide-proportioned interpretation of a high-contrast serif, balancing crisp hairlines with broad, open shapes for an elegant but readable text color. Its oldstyle-feeling figures and open apertures suggest an emphasis on literary tone and typographic grace rather than utilitarian density.
Distinctive details include a gently calligraphic flavor in the italic-like curvature of some terminals (notably in forms like J, Q, and the ear/loop behavior in g), while remaining upright overall. Diacritics and punctuation are not shown; the sample suggests careful spacing that favors openness and calm rhythm.