Serif Normal Nikan 9 is a regular weight, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, posters, book covers, magazine display, classic, formal, dramatic, literary, authority, elegance, impact, readability, bracketed serifs, ball terminals, tapered strokes, large capitals, open counters.
A high-contrast serif with broad proportions and strongly modeled, tapering strokes. Serifs are crisp and bracketed, with sharp wedge-like entry points and occasional ball terminals that add a slightly calligraphic finish. Curves are generous and open, while joins and thinning points are pronounced, creating a lively light–dark rhythm across words. Capitals read large and stately, and the overall spacing feels designed for impactful display rather than tight text settings.
Best suited to headlines, deck copy, and other editorial display contexts where its contrast and broad proportions can be appreciated. It can work for book covers, pull quotes, and formal branding applications that want a traditional serif voice with prominent typographic color.
The tone is classic and editorial, with a formal, bookish presence and a touch of theatrical drama from the stark contrast and wide stance. It suggests tradition and authority, but the animated stroke modulation keeps it from feeling purely rigid or mechanical.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional serif reading of tradition and authority while amplifying presence through generous width and pronounced stroke modulation. It prioritizes a strong, recognizable silhouette and an elegant, high-contrast texture for display-led typography.
In the sample text, the strong contrast and wide set give lines a bold horizontal sweep, and the distinctive terminals and serif shapes become a key part of the texture. At smaller sizes the finest hairlines may visually recede, while at headline sizes the sculpted curves and serifs become especially expressive.