Serif Normal Gisu 9 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, quotations, branding, literary, classic, refined, formal, text italic, classic tone, editorial emphasis, calligraphic rhythm, traditional polish, bracketed, calligraphic, scotch-like, lively, oldstyle numerals.
This typeface is a high-contrast italic serif with a crisp, calligraphic stress and smoothly bracketed serifs. Strokes taper into sharp terminals, and many letters show subtle swelling through curves, giving the forms a lively, penned rhythm rather than a purely mechanical construction. Uppercase proportions feel classical and slightly condensed in presence, with elegant, curved entry/exit strokes on letters like C, S, and G. The lowercase is compact with clearly defined joins and a moderate ascender/descender span; the italic angle is steady and the counters remain open for a text-oriented color. Numerals appear as oldstyle figures with varied heights and pronounced modulation, matching the flowing texture of the letters.
It suits long-form reading contexts such as books, essays, and magazine typography, particularly where an expressive italic is needed for emphasis, quotations, or captions. It can also support refined branding and packaging that benefits from a classic, cultivated tone.
The overall tone is traditional and cultivated, with an editorial sophistication that reads as bookish and authoritative. Its energetic italic movement adds warmth and personality, suggesting rhetoric, storytelling, and classic print craft rather than a neutral corporate voice.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif italic that balances readability with expressive, calligraphy-informed movement. Its strong contrast and polished serif detailing aim to deliver a classic typographic voice while keeping enough liveliness for editorial emphasis.
The italic introduces noticeable width variation from glyph to glyph (especially among round vs. straight forms), which adds a natural, handwritten cadence in text. Terminals and serifs stay consistent across the set, and punctuation-like details (such as the ampersand form in the sample) reinforce the calligraphic, high-contrast character.