Serif Normal Gakad 14 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book covers, invitations, branding, quotations, literary, elegant, classical, refined, formal, italic emphasis, classic tone, elegant display, literary text, calligraphic nuance, calligraphic, bracketed, crisp, fluid, bookish.
A slanted serif with crisp, high-contrast strokes and a distinctly calligraphic construction. Serifs are bracketed and tapered, with sharp terminals and lively entry/exit strokes that create a rhythmic, handwritten flow. The overall color is moderately open and airy, with generous spacing and varying letter widths that keep word shapes dynamic. Curves are smooth and slightly teardropped in places, while stems stay clean and upright enough to preserve a traditional text-seriffed backbone despite the italic angle.
Well-suited for editorial typography, book and magazine work, and refined branding where an elegant italic voice is needed. It also fits invitations, menus, and pull quotes, especially when used for emphasis, titles, or short-to-medium text where its high-contrast details can remain clear.
The font conveys a polished, literary tone—graceful and cultured rather than casual. Its sweeping italics and sharp finishing strokes suggest formality and craft, lending a sense of tradition and sophistication to headlines and emphasis settings.
Designed to provide a traditional serif italic with heightened calligraphic energy—balancing readability with a graceful, decorative edge. The intent appears to be a versatile, classic companion style for sophisticated typography, offering expressive motion without becoming overtly ornamental.
Lowercase forms show strong cursive influence with single-storey shapes and pronounced ascenders/descenders, while capitals retain a more classic serif structure with subtle swash-like motion in select letters. Numerals follow the same italic, high-contrast logic, reading as elegant and slightly expressive rather than strictly utilitarian.