Serif Contrasted Riba 7 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazines, branding, posters, fashion, luxury, dramatic, refined, display impact, editorial elegance, brand sophistication, expressive italic, premium tone, calligraphic, sharp, crisp, elegant, stylized.
This serif italic shows pronounced thick-to-thin modulation with crisp hairlines and a strong diagonal slant. Serifs are sharp and tapered, with a chiseled, knife-edge feel on many terminals; curves and joins read as calligraphic rather than geometric. Proportions lean expansive, giving capitals and round letters generous horizontal presence, while spacing and rhythm feel lively due to uneven internal widths across glyphs. The lowercase combines compact counters with sweeping entry/exit strokes, and several letters feature distinctive hooked or teardrop-like terminals that heighten the sense of movement.
Best suited to headlines, magazine covers, pull quotes, and brand marks where contrast and italic motion can be shown at moderate to large sizes. It can also work for short passages in editorial layouts when printed or rendered large enough to preserve the fine hairlines and sharp serifs.
The overall tone is sophisticated and theatrical: polished enough for high-end branding, yet expressive and attention-grabbing in display settings. Its sparkling hairlines and dramatic contrast evoke fashion and cultural editorial typography, with a distinctly stylized, slightly flamboyant cadence.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern, fashion-forward italic with classic high-contrast serif DNA, prioritizing sparkle, motion, and distinctive silhouettes over neutrality. Its wide stance and stylized terminals suggest an emphasis on display impact and premium tone.
The sample text highlights strong word-shape articulation—especially in italic forms like a, e, g, and y—where curved terminals and looping descenders create a pronounced flow. Numerals follow the same contrast model, with elegant curves and fine finishing strokes that can read delicate at small sizes.