Serif Normal Olnir 11 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, editorial, posters, brand marks, vintage, formal, literary, stately, space saving, classic tone, editorial presence, strong texture, bracketed, tapered, high-waisted, condensed, angular.
A compact serif with tall, slender proportions and a firm vertical stance. Strokes show clear modulation with tapered joins and bracketed, wedge-like serifs that keep the forms crisp rather than blocky. Curves are tightly drawn and counters run narrow, giving the letters a dense texture; terminals often finish in small beaks or pointed hooks. Uppercase shapes are relatively narrow and columnar, while the lowercase maintains a straightforward, readable structure with a narrow footprint and restrained roundness.
Best suited to display and short-to-medium text where a condensed serif can add authority without taking much horizontal space—headlines, subheads, book and magazine titling, posters, and identity elements. It can also work for pull quotes or section openers where a dense, traditional texture is desirable.
The overall tone feels editorial and slightly old-world: serious, composed, and a bit theatrical in its sharp terminals and tight rhythm. Its condensed presence and pronounced serif details lend a traditional, authoritative voice suited to literary or heritage-flavored settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic text-serif voice in a space-saving, condensed format, combining traditional bracketed serifs with sharper terminals for emphasis and presence in titles and editorial typography.
The numerals echo the same condensed, vertically oriented construction, producing compact figures that hold their space firmly. The sample text shows a consistent color at larger sizes, with the tight spacing and narrow counters creating a strong, ink-rich impression.