Serif Normal Ibkud 7 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, brand marks, packaging, book covers, gothic, heraldic, medieval, authoritative, dramatic, historic tone, display impact, heraldic flavor, strong texture, angular, chiselled, pointed serifs, high waistlines, tight counters.
A dark, compact serif with a strongly angular, chiselled construction. Strokes are heavy and fairly even, with sharp wedge-like terminals and pointed serifs that flare into small triangular spurs. The letterforms lean on straight segments and hard corners, creating boxy counters and a squared-off rhythm, while diagonals (notably in V, W, X, Y) stay crisp and tightly drawn. Lowercase shapes are sturdy and upright with short extenders and a generally compact feel, and the numerals match with the same cut-stone geometry and tight internal space.
Best suited to display typography where its sharp serifs and compact, dark texture can carry visual impact—headlines, posters, album or book covers, titling, and identity work. It can also work for short pull quotes or labels where a historic, commanding tone is desired, rather than extended small-size reading.
The overall tone is gothic and heraldic, evoking blackletter poster traditions interpreted through a simplified, geometric serif. It feels forceful and ceremonial, with a stern, historic character that reads as authoritative and slightly ominous.
This design appears intended to deliver a modernized gothic display voice: sturdy, highly structured letterforms with pointed serif cues that suggest tradition and ceremony while keeping construction simple and repeatable across the alphabet and numerals.
At text sizes the heavy color and tight apertures can make long passages feel dense, but the strong silhouette and sharp terminals keep headlines distinctive. The design’s consistent wedge terminals and squared joins produce a cohesive, emblem-like texture across both uppercase and lowercase.