Serif Normal Gulet 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: books, editorial, literature, magazines, quotations, classic, literary, formal, scholarly, refined, text emphasis, editorial tone, classic pairing, readability, bracketed, calligraphic, oldstyle, bookish, transitional.
This italic serif shows a disciplined, book-oriented construction with smooth, calligraphic modulation and bracketed serifs. Strokes lean consistently with a moderate slope, combining crisp hairlines with fuller stems and gently tapered terminals. The caps are compact and upright in proportion while still slanted, and the lowercase features compact proportions with prominent ascenders and descenders, producing a lively vertical rhythm. Numerals follow the same italic flow, with open curves and tapered endings that match the text color.
Well-suited to long-form reading contexts where an italic is needed for emphasis, titles, or quotations in books and editorial layouts. It can also support magazine features and cultural print work that benefits from a classic, literary tone, and works effectively in display-sized pull quotes where its slant and modulation are more apparent.
The overall tone is traditional and cultivated, evoking classic publishing and editorial typography. Its italic voice feels expressive without becoming decorative, lending an articulate, slightly dramatic emphasis that remains appropriate for serious contexts.
The font appears designed as a conventional text italic intended to pair with a serif roman, delivering clear emphasis while preserving a composed, publication-ready texture. Its restrained contrast, bracketed serifs, and consistent cursive rhythm suggest a focus on comfortable reading and traditional typographic practice.
The design maintains a steady texture across mixed-case settings, with clear differentiation between similar shapes (notably in the capitals) and a pronounced cursive character in the lowercase. Rounded letters show smooth, continuous curves, while diagonals and entry strokes give words a forward motion typical of text italics.