Serif Normal Oflom 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, children’s books, packaging, branding, storybook, warm, traditional, friendly, hand-touched, readability, warmth, tradition, approachability, subtle personality, bracketed, soft-edged, calligraphic, oldstyle, lively.
A conventional serif with softly bracketed serifs and gently modulated strokes. Letterforms show rounded joins and slightly flared terminals that create a subtle, hand-touched rhythm without becoming overtly decorative. Proportions are generally moderate, with open counters and a slightly lively baseline feel in curves and diagonals. Numerals and lowercase share the same warm, rounded serif language, keeping texture even and readable in paragraph settings.
Well-suited to long-form reading such as books, essays, and editorial layouts where a warmer serif texture is desirable. It can also support packaging and brand work that benefits from an established, traditional voice with a friendly edge, and it scales nicely for headlines when a storybook-like tone is intended.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a lightly old-fashioned, storybook character. Its softened details and modest calligraphic inflection make it feel human and familiar rather than formal or austere.
The design appears intended as a dependable text serif with a gentle, humanist softness—prioritizing comfortable readability while adding a small amount of personality through rounded serifs, mild stroke modulation, and subtly animated curves.
Caps are sturdy with smooth, tapered serifs and restrained contrast, while lowercase forms keep clear differentiation (notably in a, g, and e) for comfortable continuous reading. The shapes avoid sharp corners, favoring rounded transitions that help maintain a calm, consistent color on the page.