Serif Humanist Obbi 2 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, longform, magazines, branding, classic, literary, formal, warm, scholarly, readability, tradition, editorial tone, classic voice, humanist warmth, bracketed, calligraphic, old-style, moderate stress, bookish.
This serif has a traditional old-style structure with bracketed serifs and evident calligraphic modulation. Strokes show noticeable contrast with a gently angled stress in rounded forms, and terminals often finish with small, wedge-like or tapered endings. Proportions feel steady and text-oriented: capitals are open and stately, while the lowercase is compact with a relatively short x-height and clear ascender/descender presence. Letterfit appears slightly variable, giving words a natural rhythm rather than a rigidly uniform texture.
Well suited to book typography, essays, and magazine or newspaper-style editorial where a classic serif texture is desired. It can also support institutional or heritage-leaning branding and headings, especially when paired with generous leading to accommodate the compact lowercase proportions.
The tone is classic and bookish, with a composed, slightly formal presence suited to editorial settings. Its warmth and humanist shaping keep it from feeling austere, while the crisp contrast and serif detailing add a refined, traditional voice.
The design appears intended to provide a dependable, traditional reading face with humanist warmth and crisp contrast, balancing formal serif detail with an inviting, literary rhythm in continuous text.
Numerals and capitals carry the same restrained, traditional detailing, reading cleanly at display sizes and maintaining a consistent serif language. In paragraph setting the texture is moderately dark and rhythmic, with clear word shapes driven by the compact lowercase and prominent extenders.