Serif Normal Atku 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, book jackets, posters, branding, dramatic, classic, literary, assertive, emphasis, drama, heritage, display, bracketed, calligraphic, curvy, ink-trap feel, tapered.
A slanted serif with pronounced stroke modulation and a lively, calligraphic construction. Curves are full and weighty while joins and terminals taper sharply, creating a crisp rhythm and strong black presence. Serifs are bracketed and often flare into wedge-like shapes, with occasional teardrop/ball terminals and angular beak details on letters like f and a. Counters are relatively compact and the overall texture is dense, giving the face an energetic, poster-ready color even at smaller sizes.
Best suited to display and short-form text where its strong contrast and animated italic stance can carry voice—headlines, pull quotes, magazine titling, and book or album covers. It can work for branding that wants a traditional serif foundation with more drama than a neutral text face.
The font reads as theatrical and expressive while still grounded in traditional serif cues. Its sweeping italic movement and sharp terminals suggest a confident, slightly vintage tone suited to emphatic, story-forward typography.
Likely designed to provide a classic serif structure with heightened emphasis and motion, combining traditional bracketed serifs with calligraphic tapering for impactful, stylized typography.
Uppercase forms feel compact and sturdy, while the lowercase shows more personality through curled terminals, a looping g, and a dynamic f. Numerals are also italicized and follow the same tapered, high-contrast logic, keeping the set visually unified.