Serif Normal Temum 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book design, magazine, headlines, pull quotes, refined, literary, classic, italic companion, elegance, text clarity, editorial tone, bracketed, calligraphic, crisp, tall.
A slanted serif with tall proportions and a crisp, high-contrast stroke structure. The letterforms show sharp, triangular wedge-like serifs with subtle bracketing, and a pronounced diagonal stress that reads as calligraphic rather than mechanical. Curves and joins are clean and taut, with fine hairlines in places like the bowls and link strokes, while verticals and diagonals carry the visual weight. The lowercase is relatively compact with clear ascenders/descenders, and the numerals follow the same elegant, italicized rhythm.
Well-suited to editorial typography such as magazine features, book jackets, chapter openers, and pull quotes where an italic voice is desired. It can also serve for refined headlines and subheads that benefit from a lively, high-contrast texture; for extended small-size reading, generous leading would help preserve clarity.
The overall tone is polished and literary, with a distinctly editorial flavor. Its sharp serifs and energetic slant convey sophistication and motion, suggesting traditional print craft and cultivated formality rather than casual or utilitarian use.
This appears designed as a conventional text-serif italic with a refined, print-oriented character—aiming to balance readability with a stylish, high-contrast sparkle. The tall, tapered forms and sharp serifs suggest an intention to provide an expressive yet disciplined italic for editorial and book contexts.
In text settings the face creates a steady forward cadence from the consistent slant and narrow set, while the strong thick–thin contrast adds sparkle at display sizes. Pointed terminals and tapered strokes give it a slightly dramatic, fashion-like edge without becoming ornamental.