Serif Contrasted Hovu 2 is a light, wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, fashion, magazine, headlines, luxury branding, elegant, dramatic, refined, elegance, display impact, luxury tone, editorial voice, didone-like, hairline, calligraphic, chic, high fashion.
A sharply contrasted italic serif with a pronounced diagonal slant and a crisp, polished rhythm. Thick-to-thin transitions are dramatic, with very fine hairlines and needle-like terminals that create a sleek, bright texture. Serifs are delicate and clean, generally unbracketed in appearance, and the letterforms lean on vertical stress with graceful, calligraphic entry and exit strokes. Curves are taut and controlled, and the overall spacing feels airy, giving the design a poised, upscale presence in both capitals and lowercase.
Best suited to display typography where contrast and italic movement can be appreciated: magazine headlines, fashion lookbooks, beauty and fragrance branding, luxury packaging, and event or invitation titles. It can work for short passages or pull quotes at comfortable sizes, but its finest details will benefit from generous sizing and high-quality reproduction.
The font conveys a luxurious, runway-adjacent tone—confident, stylish, and deliberately dramatic. Its sharp contrast and elegant italic flow suggest sophistication and ceremony, with a modern editorial edge rather than a casual or rustic feel.
Designed to deliver a high-fashion, high-contrast italic voice with a classic serif pedigree—prioritizing elegance, sparkle, and dramatic thick–thin calligraphy for premium editorial and brand settings.
The sample text shows strong sparkle from the hairlines and a lively cadence from the italic movement, especially in rounded letters and descending forms. Numerals follow the same refined contrast and slanted posture, reading as display-oriented rather than utilitarian.