Serif Normal Ligay 14 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, magazines, headlines, branding, elegant, literary, formal, classic, classic text, editorial tone, refined contrast, premium feel, high-contrast, bracketed, sharp, refined, crisp.
A high-contrast serif with strong vertical stress and hairline connecting strokes that taper into crisp, bracketed serifs. The forms are clean and slightly condensed in feel, with tall capitals, compact counters, and a steady baseline rhythm. Curves and joins are tightly controlled, producing pointed terminals and thin, knife-like horizontals—especially evident in E/F/T and the numerals. The lowercase shows a traditional text construction with clear two-storey a and g, and a restrained, upright italic-less stance.
Well suited to editorial settings such as magazines, book typography, and long-form reading where a classic serif texture is desired. It also works effectively for headlines, pull quotes, and refined branding applications that benefit from high contrast and crisp detailing.
The overall tone is polished and authoritative, leaning toward classic book and magazine typography. Its sharp contrast and refined details give it a premium, cultured voice that reads as serious and composed rather than casual.
Designed to evoke conventional literary and editorial serif traditions while emphasizing contrast and sharp finishing. The intention appears to balance readability with a more premium, high-fashion sensibility, making it adaptable from text to headline use.
At display sizes the hairlines read very clean and give the face its sparkle; in the sample text, the dense blacks and thin strokes create a distinctly editorial texture. The numerals and capitals share the same disciplined contrast and serif treatment, supporting a consistent, formal typographic color.