Serif Normal Kahu 10 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, headlines, academic, classic, formal, literary, scholarly, readability, tradition, authority, editorial polish, text setting, bracketed, sharp serifs, crisp, bookish, oldstyle flavor.
A high-contrast serif with crisp, bracketed serifs and a pronounced thick–thin rhythm. The capitals show confident, sculpted forms with tapered joins and sharp terminals, while the lowercase balances sturdy vertical stems with rounded bowls and softly cupped finishing strokes. Curves are smooth and controlled, counters are moderately open, and spacing feels even, producing a steady text color. Numerals follow the same contrast and serif treatment, reading clearly with traditional proportions.
Well-suited to book and long-form editorial typography where a traditional serif voice is desired, and it also performs strongly in titles and deck lines thanks to its crisp contrast. It can support institutional or scholarly materials, as well as magazine layouts that need a refined, authoritative texture.
The overall tone is classical and literary, evoking established publishing and academic settings. Its sharp serifs and refined contrast add a sense of authority and formality, while the rounded lowercase keeps it approachable for continuous reading.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif that prioritizes readability and an established, print-oriented tone. Its controlled contrast and bracketed serifs suggest a goal of delivering a polished, dependable typographic voice for editorial systems.
Stroke modulation is consistently applied across letters and figures, and the font maintains a composed baseline rhythm in the sample text. The design favors conventional, recognizable letterforms over expressive quirks, emphasizing clarity and typographic tradition.