Serif Normal Ondi 9 is a bold, wide, high contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, editorial, playful, retro, cheerful, bookish, folksy, add motion, vintage warmth, friendly display, expressive text, bracketed, tapered, soft serif, calligraphic, bouncy.
A lively serif with substantial, sculpted strokes and pronounced thick–thin modulation. The letters lean against the baseline with a backward (reverse) slant, creating a buoyant, swaying rhythm across words. Serifs are bracketed and softly flared rather than rigid, and many terminals appear rounded or teardrop-like, giving the face a carved, inked feel. Counters are open and generously shaped, while the overall proportions read broad and expansive with noticeable character-to-character width variation.
Best suited to headlines, short paragraphs, pull quotes, and other display-to-text applications where a warm, expressive serif can carry tone. It can work for editorial and cultural branding, packaging, and event materials, especially when you want a classic serif voice with a playful twist.
The reverse slant and springy shapes give this typeface a humorous, upbeat personality with a distinctly vintage flavor. It feels friendly and expressive rather than formal, suggesting hand-influenced lettering translated into a confident, print-ready serif.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional serif foundation with an expressive reverse-italic stance and softened, bracketed detailing. Its goal seems to be readability with personality—maintaining familiar serif structures while injecting motion and charm through slant, contrast, and rounded terminals.
The sample text shows strong word-shape momentum from the reverse slant, which adds energy but also makes dense settings feel more animated than neutral. Numerals and capitals carry the same soft, bracketed detailing, keeping display lines cohesive. Contrast and terminal shaping become especially prominent at larger sizes, where the sculpted joins and tapered strokes read as intentional character.