Serif Normal Ogmey 9 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, headlines, book text, branding, packaging, traditional, authoritative, scholarly, robust, readability, heritage tone, print impact, trustworthiness, bracketed, oldstyle, rounded, ink-trap feel, compact serifs.
A sturdy serif with bracketed, slightly cupped serifs and softly rounded joins that give the letterforms a carved, inked-in feel. Strokes are confidently thick with moderate contrast and smooth transitions, avoiding sharp hairlines while keeping clear thick–thin rhythm. The counters are generous and the curves are full, with a slightly horizontal, steady axis that supports an even texture in paragraphs. Overall proportions read broad and stable, with a strong baseline presence and clear, traditional construction across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Well suited to editorial layouts, book or long-form typography, and headlines where a strong serif presence is desired. It can also support branding and packaging that benefit from a traditional, trustworthy tone and a dense, confident typographic color.
The tone is classic and dependable, leaning editorial and bookish with a confident, authoritative voice. Its weight and rounded detailing add warmth and approachability while still feeling formal and established.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional text-serif structure with extra robustness for strong readability and impact, balancing classic detailing with softened curves to remain comfortable in continuous reading.
The lowercase shows a traditional serif rhythm with pronounced terminals and sturdy stems, producing a dark, cohesive color at text sizes. Numerals match the overall heft and serif treatment, maintaining the same grounded, print-forward character.