Serif Normal Ohluf 6 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, posters, book covers, packaging, bookish, traditional, vintage, stately, readability, authority, print flavor, classic tone, bracketed, robust, compact, ink-trap feel, ball terminals.
This serif shows sturdy, compact letterforms with strongly bracketed serifs and a confident, weighty texture. Strokes are moderately modulated, with rounded joins and slightly swollen curves that give counters a warm, print-like color. Many terminals finish in soft, bulb-like shapes and the serifs often flare subtly, producing a lively rhythm rather than a rigid, geometric feel. The lowercase is compact with clear, open apertures and a utilitarian italic-free posture, while numerals are similarly robust and readable.
Well-suited to headlines and subheads where a compact, authoritative serif is needed, and it also works for short-to-medium editorial passages when a darker, more emphatic page color is acceptable. The sturdy forms and pronounced terminals make it a good candidate for book covers, poster typography, and packaging or label-style applications that benefit from a classic print voice.
The overall tone feels traditional and editorial, evoking book typography and period printing. Its bold presence and slightly old-style detailing suggest a classic, trustworthy voice with a hint of vintage character rather than a sleek contemporary polish.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional text-serif foundation with extra firmness and presence, combining readable proportions with distinctive bracketing and rounded terminal details for a traditional, slightly vintage flavor.
In running text, the font maintains a dark, even typographic color with distinct word shapes and strong emphasis on verticals. The detailing at terminals and the rounded bracketing can read as slightly decorative at large sizes, while still remaining grounded and pragmatic.