Serif Normal Enkob 11 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, books, magazines, branding, invitations, literary, refined, classic, formal, elegant italics, text setting, classic tone, editorial voice, premium feel, bracketed, calligraphic, slanted, crisp, lively.
This typeface is a slanted serif with pronounced thick–thin contrast and a noticeably broad, open stance. Serifs are tapered and largely bracketed, with sharp, crisp terminals that feel lightly calligraphic rather than mechanically uniform. Curves are generous and round (notably in bowls and the 0/8/9), while diagonals and joins stay clean, producing a smooth reading rhythm. The lowercase shows a modest, traditional x-height with flowing, angled strokes and clear differentiation between similar forms.
Well suited to editorial layouts, book typography, and magazine features where an italic voice needs to feel substantial and refined. It can also support premium branding, cultural materials, and formal invitations, particularly in headings, pull quotes, and short passages where its contrast and slanted energy can shine.
The overall tone is classic and cultivated, evoking bookish elegance and old-style editorial typography. Its slant and contrast add a sense of motion and sophistication, giving text a confident, rhetorical voice suited to polished, formal communication.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif with an elegant italic character, balancing readability with a distinctly crafted, calligraphic finish. Its broad proportions and clear modulation suggest a focus on graceful, high-end typographic color in both display and extended reading contexts.
In the sample text, the strong contrast and sharp finishing details become more prominent at larger sizes, where the italic rhythm reads as expressive and graceful. Numerals share the same slanted, high-contrast construction, aligning well with the letters for continuous text and display settings.