Serif Normal Fudoh 2 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book typography, editorial, literary titles, invitations, branding, classic, literary, formal, refined, traditional, text emphasis, classic elegance, editorial clarity, literary tone, bracketing, calligraphic, wedge serif, oblique stress, crisp.
A high-contrast italic serif with crisp, tapered serifs and clear calligraphic influence. Strokes show a pronounced thick–thin rhythm and slightly oblique stress, with smoothly modeled joins and tapered terminals that keep counters open. Proportions read on the broader side with generous spacing and a steady, text-oriented cadence. Numerals follow the same slanted, high-contrast construction, maintaining a cohesive texture in mixed settings.
Well suited to long-form editorial and book settings where a refined italic is needed for emphasis, as well as pull quotes and introductions. The crisp contrast and broad proportions also make it effective for literary titling, formal invitations, and brand systems that want a traditional, polished voice.
The overall tone is classic and cultivated, evoking book typography and formal editorial design. Its lively italic movement feels expressive without becoming decorative, suggesting elegance and authority rather than playfulness.
Designed to provide a conventional, legible italic companion with a strong classical serif structure and a distinctly calligraphic stroke logic. The intention appears to balance elegance and readability, producing a confident typographic color for both display emphasis and continuous text.
The italic forms lean consistently and maintain clean, sharp finishing on serifs and terminals, producing a bright, high-contrast page color. Uppercase shapes feel stately and slightly extended, while lowercase forms keep a readable, flowing line with distinctly shaped bowls and entry/exit strokes.