Serif Normal Enlif 7 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, magazines, editorial design, literary titles, quotations, classic, literary, formal, editorial, refined, text emphasis, editorial tone, classic elegance, readability, bracketed, calligraphic, transitional, crisp, lively.
A high-contrast italic serif with crisp hairlines, fuller verticals, and bracketed wedge-like serifs that taper cleanly into the stems. The italic construction shows a consistent forward slant and a calligraphic rhythm, with gently cupped entry strokes and tapered terminals. Proportions are fairly traditional: capitals are stately and open, while lowercase forms keep a moderate x-height with clear ascenders and descenders. Figures are oldstyle-leaning in feel, with varied widths and a slightly bookish texture across running text.
This font works well for editorial settings where an expressive italic serif is desirable: book interiors, magazine features, essays, and quotation styling. It also suits chapter openings, pull quotes, and refined titling where high-contrast italics can add emphasis without sacrificing legibility.
The overall tone is classical and cultivated, evoking book typography and traditional publishing. Its contrast and lively italic movement add elegance and a slightly dramatic, rhetorical emphasis suited to refined communication.
The design appears intended to provide a traditional, high-contrast italic for comfortable reading and polished emphasis, combining classical serif proportions with a calligraphic slant to create an elegant, text-forward voice.
In text, the face forms an even, readable color despite the pronounced stroke modulation, with italics that feel intentionally drawn rather than mechanically slanted. The capitals retain clarity at display sizes, while the lowercase maintains a smooth, continuous flow in longer passages.