Serif Normal Bana 9 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, posters, branding, packaging, traditional, authoritative, editorial, heritage, stately, display impact, classic tone, editorial voice, brand authority, heritage styling, bracketed, ball terminals, calligraphic, swashy, ink-trap feel.
A very heavy serif with pronounced stroke modulation and strongly bracketed, wedge-like serifs. The letterforms are broad and sturdy, with a slightly calligraphic flavor in the way curves swell into thick strokes and taper into sharp joins. Counters are relatively compact for the weight, creating dense color, while round letters (O, Q, o) show clear contrast and smooth, controlled curves. Terminals often finish with subtle hooks or ball-like details (notably in the lowercase a, c, f, and g), and diagonals and joins have a gently sculpted, inked quality rather than purely geometric construction.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, editorial titling, book and magazine covers, posters, and brand marks that want a traditional serif voice with strong impact. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes where dense, high-contrast letterforms are an advantage, but its heavy color suggests avoiding long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is classic and authoritative, evoking established editorial typography and traditional book or newspaper display. Its dramatic weight and contrast give it a confident, slightly theatrical presence that feels formal, heritage-minded, and attention-seeking without becoming ornamental.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic serif reading of authority and tradition, amplified for modern display use through substantial weight, crisp contrast, and sculpted terminals. It balances conventional proportions with expressive details to stand out in titling while remaining recognizably text-serif in spirit.
At larger sizes the internal shaping becomes a key feature: tight apertures and stout serifs create a bold, poster-like texture, while the numerals share the same sculpted contrast and old-style rhythm. The lowercase shows a lively, slightly swashy energy (especially g, y, and f), which adds personality to otherwise conventional serif structure.