Serif Normal Legom 9 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Augustin' by Ludwig Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, academic, reports, classic, literary, formal, trustworthy, scholarly, text reading, editorial utility, classic tone, print tradition, clarity, bracketed serifs, oldstyle, modulated strokes, sharp terminals, crisp joins.
A conventional serif with clearly bracketed serifs and pronounced stroke modulation. Curves are smooth and slightly calligraphic, while verticals hold steady to create a clear reading rhythm. Terminals tend toward sharp, tapered finishes, and the overall color stays even in text despite the contrast. Proportions feel traditionally bookish, with moderate x-height, open counters, and a comfortable, slightly variable glyph width that keeps lines lively without looking uneven.
Well suited to long-form reading such as books, journals, and magazine articles, where the serif structure and modulation support comfortable scanning. It also fits reports, institutional communications, and other content that benefits from a traditional, credible typographic voice, and can scale up for headings that want a classic, print-like presence.
The tone is classic and literary, evoking printed book typography and editorial tradition. It reads as confident and established rather than trendy, with an authoritative voice suited to serious, information-forward settings.
The design appears intended as a reliable, general-purpose serif for continuous text, balancing traditional forms with crisp detailing for clarity on the page. Its modulation and bracketed serifs aim to deliver a familiar editorial rhythm while remaining versatile across body copy and display sizes.
In the sample text the letters maintain good separation and recognizable word shapes, with crisp serif details that become more prominent at larger sizes. The numerals follow the same modulated, traditional construction, matching the text face rather than adopting a starkly modern figure style.