Serif Normal Enkan 12 is a light, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: books, editorial, magazines, invitations, branding, elegant, literary, classic, refined, formal, elegant text, classic refinement, italic emphasis, editorial tone, bracketed, calligraphic, crisp, slender, airy.
A slanted serif with crisp, high-contrast strokes and finely tapered terminals. Serifs are small and bracketed, with a calligraphic flow that shows in the curved joins and the lively entry/exit strokes. Proportions feel slightly narrow with generous internal counters, and the rhythm is steady and legible in text despite the pronounced stroke modulation. Capitals are poised and classical, while the lowercase has a more handwritten italic character with single-storey forms and an energetic baseline sweep.
Well-suited for book typography, editorial layouts, and magazine features where an italic voice needs to feel authoritative and elegant. It also works for invitations, quoted passages, pull quotes, and refined brand materials that benefit from a classic, high-contrast serif texture.
The overall tone is polished and literary, with a traditional, cultured feel. Its sharp contrast and graceful slant suggest formality and sophistication rather than utility or ruggedness.
Designed to provide a graceful italic with traditional serif credibility, balancing readability with a distinctly calligraphic flourish. The intent appears to be a versatile, classic companion for text settings that also carries enough personality for emphasis and display moments.
Figures follow the same italic, modulated logic as the letters, giving numerals a refined, editorial look. The ampersand is notably expressive and calligraphic, reinforcing the font’s decorative edge within an otherwise conventional text-serif framework.