Serif Normal Lako 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: body text, editorial, books, academia, reports, classic, bookish, formal, literary, trustworthy, readability, text setting, editorial utility, traditional tone, bracketed, crisp, balanced, traditional, refined.
This is a conventional serif with bracketed serifs, moderate stroke contrast, and a steady, even color across text. Capitals are proportioned and slightly narrow in feel, with clear, crisp terminals and a restrained, traditional construction. The lowercase shows familiar text-face shapes with two-storey forms (notably in a and g), compact apertures, and tidy joins, producing a controlled rhythm in paragraphs. Numerals align with the same conservative styling, with smooth curves and clearly defined serifs where appropriate.
Well suited to body text in books, long-form editorial layouts, and other reading-heavy contexts where a familiar serif voice is desired. It can also serve well for academic documents, reports, and formal communications that benefit from a traditional typographic tone.
The overall tone is classic and bookish, leaning toward formal and editorial rather than expressive or decorative. It reads as traditional and dependable, with a refined, understated presence suited to long-form reading.
The design appears intended as a general-purpose text serif that prioritizes readability and typographic familiarity. Its restrained contrast and conventional letterforms suggest a focus on dependable performance in continuous reading and editorial composition.
The face maintains consistent serif treatment and stroke modulation across capitals, lowercase, and figures, which helps it hold together cleanly in multi-line settings. Spacing appears measured and even in the sample text, supporting a stable texture at larger and text sizes.