Serif Normal Irme 4 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, academic, reports, classic, literary, formal, refined, traditional, text reading, print tradition, editorial tone, formal clarity, bracketed, oldstyle, transitional, calligraphic, sharp.
A classic serif with bracketed serifs, crisp terminals, and pronounced thick–thin modulation. The design shows a traditional text rhythm with moderate proportions and a steady baseline, balancing sharp wedge-like serifs with softly curved joins. Uppercase forms are stately and fairly wide, while lowercase letters keep compact counters and a conventional, bookish structure; the overall color is even without feeling rigidly monolinear.
Well suited to continuous reading in books, long-form editorial layouts, and magazine text where a classic serif texture is desirable. It can also serve institutional and academic communications, reports, and formal invitations when paired with comfortable leading and moderate sizes.
The tone is formal and literary, evoking printed books, editorial pages, and institutional materials. Its high-contrast strokes and sharp finishing details add a sense of refinement and authority, while the familiar, orthodox shapes keep it approachable for long-form reading.
The design appears intended as a conventional, versatile text serif that emphasizes clarity and tradition while retaining enough stroke modulation and detailing to feel polished in print-like settings.
Several glyphs feature subtly calligraphic shaping, with gently cupped serifs and tapered stroke endings that keep the texture lively in paragraphs. Numerals appear lining and serifed, matching the text face’s contrast and giving figures a traditional, print-oriented character.