Serif Normal Wumah 15 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, essays, academic, literary, refined, traditional, calm, scholarly, readability, classic tone, text setting, editorial voice, bracketed, calligraphic, oldstyle, organic, open.
This serif typeface shows gently bracketed serifs, tapered stroke endings, and a subtly calligraphic modulation that stays even and readable in text. Proportions feel classical with moderate letterwidth variation and generous internal counters, helping the forms remain open at larger text sizes. The lowercase includes a double-storey a and g, a relatively small i/j dot, and a softly curved f with a modest crossbar; the uppercase features clear, traditional skeletons with restrained terminals. Numerals are oldstyle in character, with varied heights and rounded forms that blend smoothly with running text.
Well suited to long-form reading environments such as books, journals, and magazine articles where a familiar serif texture supports comfortable scanning. It can also serve for refined headings, pull quotes, and institutional communications that want a classic, trustworthy voice without heavy ornament.
The overall tone is bookish and composed, suggesting editorial seriousness rather than display flair. Its organic tapering and softened joins give it a cultivated, humanist warmth, while the steady rhythm and conservative silhouettes keep it firmly traditional.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif with a lightly calligraphic flavor—aiming for comfortable readability, balanced rhythm, and a timeless typographic presence across continuous text and mixed-case settings.
Curves tend to end in fine, slightly hooked or teardrop-like terminals, and joins avoid sharp mechanical corners. Round letters (C, G, O, Q) are smooth and balanced, and diagonals (V, W, X, Y) are crisp without looking brittle, contributing to an even text color.