Serif Normal Etbuh 13 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazines, branding, invitations, elegant, fashion, literary, dramatic, stylish emphasis, luxury tone, classic refinement, expressive italic, editorial voice, calligraphic, hairline, bracketed, tapered, crisp.
This is a high-contrast italic serif with pronounced thick–thin modulation and crisp hairline terminals. Serifs are finely bracketed and often taper into sharp entry strokes, giving many letters a calligraphic, pen-driven feel. The italics show a clear forward slant with lively curvature in bowls and diagonals, while spacing and rhythm remain fairly even for text setting. Uppercase forms are narrow and poised, and the lowercase features compact counters with distinct, angled stress that reads cleanly at display and short-text sizes.
Well-suited to editorial headlines, pull quotes, and magazine typography where high contrast and italic motion can add personality. It also works effectively for luxury-oriented branding, packaging, and invitations, especially when set with generous leading and careful tracking. For extended small text, it will benefit from sufficient size and print/display conditions that preserve the hairlines.
The overall tone is refined and expressive, pairing classical bookish manners with a more fashion-forward, dramatic sheen. Its sharp hairlines and sweeping italic movement feel polished and high-end, lending a sense of sophistication and ceremony.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic serif voice in an italic, high-contrast palette—optimized for stylish emphasis and expressive display while remaining structured enough for short passages of text.
Several glyphs show distinctive italic gestures—such as the swooping descenders and angled cross-strokes—alongside tightly controlled, consistent contrast across the set. Numerals follow the same high-contrast logic, with elegant curves and delicate joins that match the letterforms.