Serif Normal Obguk 14 is a light, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, reports, academic, classic, literary, formal, refined, readability, traditional tone, editorial clarity, print styling, bracketed, crisp, calligraphic, open counters, oldstyle numerals.
This serif shows a calm, bookish structure with clear stroke modulation and crisp, bracketed serifs. Capitals are proportioned with a traditional, slightly condensed feel in the verticals, while round letters (C, O, Q) maintain generous, open counters. The lowercase is steady and readable, with compact, well-controlled joins and a two-storey “g” featuring a pronounced ear. Serifs are sharp but not slabby, terminals are clean, and curves transition smoothly into stems, giving an overall polished text rhythm. Figures appear as oldstyle forms with noticeable ascenders/descenders and a soft, traditional flow across the baseline.
Well suited to book interiors, essays, and editorial layouts where a familiar serif texture and steady readability are priorities. It also fits formal documents and institutional communications, and can support headlines or pull quotes when set larger, where the contrast and crisp serifs become more expressive.
The tone is conventional and authoritative, with a refined, literary voice suited to long-form reading. Its contrast and neatly finished serifs lend a sense of formality and editorial polish without feeling ornamental. Overall, it communicates tradition, clarity, and seriousness.
The design appears aimed at a dependable, conventional text serif with a refined finish: strong typographic tradition, comfortable paragraph rhythm, and enough contrast to feel elegant while remaining primarily optimized for reading.
The sample text maintains even color and spacing at large sizes, with strong differentiation between similar shapes (e.g., I/J, O/Q) and open internal spaces that help prevent clogging in dense paragraphs. The ampersand reads as classical and restrained, aligning with the text-first intent of the design.