Serif Normal Hulom 3 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, longform, quotations, branding, literary, refined, traditional, scholarly, elegant, text italic, editorial tone, classic warmth, readable rhythm, traditional craft, bracketed, calligraphic, oldstyle, diagonal stress, sheared.
This is an italic serif with a distinctly calligraphic, oldstyle construction. Strokes show moderate contrast with diagonal stress, and the serifs are bracketed and softly tapered, giving terminals a crisp yet fluid finish. The lowercase has a gently slanted rhythm with compact, rounded bowls and a single-storey a and g; ascenders and descenders are relatively long, contributing to an airy line. Numerals follow the same italic flow, with open, curved forms and subtle entry/exit strokes that keep the texture lively in text.
It suits book and magazine typography, especially for emphasis, quotations, captions, and other editorial italic roles where sustained readability matters. The classic italic flavor also makes it a good fit for cultural branding, invitations, and packaging that benefits from a traditional, cultivated impression.
The overall tone is bookish and refined, suggesting classic editorial typography rather than display exuberance. Its italic voice feels articulate and slightly formal, with a graceful, humanist warmth that reads as literary and established.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif italic with a clear nod to Renaissance-inspired, humanist calligraphy. It prioritizes an even reading texture and familiar letterforms while retaining enough movement and stroke character to feel expressive in continuous text.
The italic angle is consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, and the spacing produces a smooth, continuous texture in paragraphs. Capitals remain comparatively upright in proportion and weight, while still carrying the same serif logic and gentle stroke modulation, making them blend well with the lowercase without looking decorative.