Serif Normal Urran 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, book jackets, magazine titles, posters, classical, refined, literary, formal, space-saving, headline impact, editorial tone, classic styling, condensed, sharp serifs, tight spacing, vertical stress, crisp.
A tightly condensed serif with tall proportions and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes are clean and relatively even, with subtly tapered joins and compact, sharp serifs that read as bracketed rather than slab-like. Counters are narrow and upright, and the overall texture is dark-but-controlled, giving lines of text a tightly packed, columnar feel. Numerals and capitals follow the same compressed geometry, maintaining consistent stroke endings and a disciplined, print-like finish.
Best suited for display and editorial settings where narrow width helps fit longer titles into limited horizontal space—magazine mastheads, book covers, posters, pull quotes, and section heads. It can work for short passages or captions when a compact, classical texture is desired, but its density suggests pairing with a more open companion for extended body copy.
The tone is formal and editorial, with a slightly dramatic, old-style sophistication created by the tall, narrow build and crisp serif detailing. It feels literary and traditional rather than playful, suited to conveying authority, restraint, and a curated, print-forward sensibility.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional serif voice in a space-saving, condensed format, balancing classical serif cues with restrained contrast for consistent color. Its emphasis on verticality and crisp finishing suggests a focus on strong typographic hierarchy and elegant headline impact in editorial layouts.
The condensed width makes word shapes highly vertical, which can amplify emphasis in headlines while increasing density in longer settings. The punctuation and dots appear small and neat, reinforcing a precise, composed texture in continuous text.