Serif Normal Lara 4 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, headlines, magazines, branding, bookish, traditional, authoritative, warm, readability, authority, tradition, editorial impact, robustness, bracketed, ink-trap-like, sturdy, compact, lively.
A sturdy text serif with pronounced bracketed serifs and gently flared terminals. Strokes show modest modulation with heavy verticals and slightly lighter connecting strokes, creating a dark, even color in paragraphs. The shapes lean transitional: open counters, relatively broad proportions, and a slightly animated baseline rhythm from subtle curve tension and serif shaping. Lowercase forms are robust with a strong shoulder structure (notably in n/m/h) and a two-storey g, while capitals feel formal and weighty with confident, squared-off serifs.
Well-suited to editorial typography where a strong serif voice is desired, including magazines, long-form articles, and book interiors with generous leading. The weight and presence also make it effective for headlines, pull quotes, and brand identities that want a traditional, trustworthy tone.
The overall tone is classic and editorial, with an authoritative, bookish presence. Its dark texture and crisp serifs suggest seriousness and tradition, while the slightly lively curvature keeps it from feeling overly rigid.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional text-serif feel with extra sturdiness and impact, maintaining familiar, readable forms while emphasizing a dark, confident typographic color for editorial and display use.
In the text sample, the font maintains strong readability at larger sizes, with clear differentiation between similar forms and a consistent, confident headline-like heft. Numerals appear sturdy and old-style in spirit (curved, serifed forms) and match the overall weight and texture of the letters.