Serif Normal Alze 5 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazine, posters, book covers, branding, editorial, fashion, dramatic, elegant, literary, editorial impact, luxury tone, expressive italic, display clarity, high-contrast, calligraphic, bracketed, tapered, crisp.
A high-contrast serif italic with sharp hairlines and dense, sculpted main strokes. Serifs are bracketed and tapered, often resolving into pointed, wedge-like terminals that emphasize direction and movement. The slant is clear and consistent, with lively stroke modulation and slightly idiosyncratic shapes that keep counters tight and silhouettes dynamic. Overall spacing feels tuned for display sizes, with strong black-and-white rhythm and pronounced diagonal energy in both capitals and lowercase.
Best suited to headlines, pull quotes, and other typographic moments where contrast and motion can be appreciated at larger sizes. It fits fashion and culture magazines, book covers, event posters, and brand identities that want an elegant, editorial voice with a bit of bite.
The tone is refined and theatrical, combining editorial polish with a slightly eccentric, calligraphic flair. It reads as sophisticated and premium, with enough personality to feel curated rather than purely utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic serif foundation with a contemporary, high-fashion italic attitude—prioritizing expressive contrast, crisp detail, and a striking page presence over neutral text anonymity.
Capitals show a strong engraved/calligraphic influence, while the lowercase maintains an energetic italic flow with distinctive, sweeping terminals. Numerals follow the same contrast and italic stress, reinforcing a cohesive, stylish texture in headlines and short passages.