Serif Normal Tedal 7 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book italics, editorial, magazines, quotations, literary branding, classic, literary, elegant, scholarly, refined, text companion, elegant emphasis, editorial tone, classic styling, bracketed, calligraphic, oldstyle, dynamic, crisp.
This is a high-contrast italic serif with clear calligraphic influence and a lively, forward-leaning rhythm. Strokes transition sharply from thick to thin, with fine hairlines and tapered terminals, while serifs appear bracketed and subtly flared rather than blocky. The lowercase shows a gently modulated texture with rounded counters and diagonal stress, and the capitals feel stately with pronounced curves and crisp entry/exit strokes. Numerals follow the same italic, high-contrast logic, contributing to an overall polished, bookish color in text.
Well-suited for editorial and long-form settings where an expressive italic is needed for emphasis, citations, or pull quotes. It also fits magazine typography, book interiors, and refined branding that benefits from a classic serif italic presence.
The tone is classic and literary, with an elegant, slightly formal voice. Its energetic italics add sophistication and motion without feeling overly decorative, evoking traditional publishing and editorial typography.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif italic with elevated contrast and calligraphic movement, aiming to provide expressive emphasis while staying within a traditional, book-oriented typographic framework.
The design relies on delicate hairlines and pointed joins that read especially crisp at display sizes, while the italic slant and stroke modulation create a flowing line-to-line cadence in continuous text. The shapes maintain a traditional serif vocabulary, balancing ornate curves with controlled proportions for a composed overall texture.