Serif Normal Osty 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, newspapers, headlines, formal, literary, classic, refined, space saving, classic text, editorial tone, formal clarity, bracketed, crisp, vertical stress, sharp serifs, tight spacing.
This serif design shows pronounced stroke contrast with crisp, sharply finished terminals and compact proportions. The capitals are tall and narrow with strong vertical emphasis, while the lowercase keeps a relatively small x-height and compact counters, giving lines a dense, economical rhythm. Serifs are fine and clean with a mostly traditional, bracketed feel, and curves exhibit a clear vertical stress. Numerals and punctuation follow the same disciplined, high-contrast construction, maintaining a consistent, text-oriented color at larger sizes.
It is well suited to editorial layouts, book typography, and magazine or newspaper-style settings where a classic serif voice and compact width are helpful. The narrow capitals also make it effective for headlines, subheads, and titling when space is constrained.
The overall tone is formal and cultivated, with a bookish, editorial character that feels authoritative rather than decorative. Its narrow build and high-contrast detailing convey a refined, traditional voice suited to serious or literary content.
The design appears intended as a conventional, high-contrast text serif with compact proportions, balancing traditional letterforms and crisp finishing for use in structured reading environments and formal publishing contexts.
In paragraph settings the font reads with a tight cadence and strong verticality; the combination of slender stems and sharp serifs creates a crisp texture that can look especially elegant in headlines and pull quotes. The italics are not shown, so the impression is based on the upright roman only.