Serif Normal Lywa 13 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, headlines, literary titles, print collateral, classic, formal, bookish, literary, text reading, editorial tone, classic elegance, print tradition, bracketed, oldstyle, calligraphic, graceful, crisp.
This serif typeface shows a traditional, calligraphic construction with bracketed serifs and distinctly tapered joins. Strokes exhibit pronounced thick–thin modulation, with finer hairlines on crossbars and curved transitions and fuller verticals that create a confident, ink-trap-free silhouette. Capitals are stately and slightly expansive, while lowercase forms lean oldstyle: rounded bowls, a two-storey “a,” a single-storey “g” with a broad ear, and a gently flowing “y” with a sweeping descender. Numerals read as lining figures with similarly high-contrast drawing and modest, angled terminals that keep the texture lively.
Well-suited to long-form book typography, magazines, and editorial layouts where a classic serif texture is desired. It also performs effectively for headlines, pull quotes, and refined print collateral that benefits from a traditional, high-contrast voice.
Overall tone is classic and editorial, with an authoritative, literary feel. The sharp serifs and high-contrast rhythm suggest refinement and tradition rather than neutrality, lending text a formal, published look.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif with a distinctly oldstyle, calligraphic flavor—balancing readability with a more expressive, classic typographic color for publishing and editorial use.
In text, the face produces a strong vertical cadence and crisp word shapes; the contrast and pointed terminals make it most striking at comfortable reading sizes and above. The design’s tapered strokes and subtle asymmetries add warmth and movement without becoming decorative.