Serif Normal Silon 2 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, magazines, headlines, branding, packaging, elegant, fashion, literary, formal, refined display, classic elegance, expressive italic, premium tone, calligraphic, bracketed, crisp, high-waisted, sculpted.
A high-contrast italic serif with sharply tapered hairlines, robust stressed strokes, and crisp, bracketed serifs that feel cut and refined rather than blunt. The forms are lively and slightly wide, with a strong diagonal rhythm and clear calligraphic influence in the curved joins and terminals. Capitals are tall and poised with generous internal spaces, while the lowercase shows pronounced ascenders/descenders and energetic entry/exit strokes that keep words moving. Figures follow the same contrast and italic slant, reading as classic and proportional with delicate finishing details.
Best suited for editorial applications such as magazine features, pull quotes, and section headers where its contrast and italic energy can be appreciated. It also fits premium branding and packaging—especially for beauty, fashion, and cultural institutions—along with book covers and event collateral that call for a refined, classic statement.
The overall tone is polished and luxurious, evoking classic bookish elegance with a distinctly editorial, fashion-forward edge. Its dramatic contrast and sweeping italic motion lend a sense of sophistication, ceremony, and premium branding.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional serif foundation with heightened drama through contrast and italic movement, creating a refined display voice that still carries enough structure for composed, readable text in controlled settings.
In text, the sparkle of thin hairlines against heavy stems creates a bright, rhythmic texture; this gives strong character at display sizes and a distinctive, expressive voice in short passages. Curves and diagonals dominate the silhouette, producing a smooth, continuous flow across words and lines.