Serif Flared Ukmo 2 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, magazines, packaging, headlines, bookish, vintage, lively, refined, warm, editorial voice, classic tone, crafted texture, expressive italic, calligraphic, bracketed, flared, oldstyle, angular.
A slanted serif with gently flared stems and compact proportions. Strokes stay fairly even in thickness, while terminals and serifs open out into small wedges, giving edges a subtly carved, calligraphic feel. The letterforms show oldstyle influences: moderate caps with softened joins, a slightly irregular rhythm, and compact lowercase with a short x-height and pronounced ascenders/descenders. Numerals and lowercase details (like the single-storey a and ear on g) keep the same tapered, lightly angular finishing, producing a textured, lively line in paragraphs.
Well suited to editorial typography where a classic, slightly lively serif can add voice—books, magazines, essays, and cultural or historical material. It can also serve for display use such as headlines, titles, and packaging where the flared serif finish and italic energy help branding feel crafted and traditional.
The overall tone feels literary and traditional, with a hint of hand-worked character. Its slant and flared endings add motion and warmth, suggesting vintage printing and editorial sophistication rather than strict modern neutrality.
The design appears intended to blend readable, oldstyle-inspired construction with a more expressive italic stance and flared, wedge-like finishing. The goal seems to be a serif that feels classic and trustworthy while adding a distinctive, hand-shaped texture in both text and display settings.
Spacing reads a touch varied from glyph to glyph, which enhances the organic texture in running text. The italic posture is consistent across caps and lowercase, and the pointed terminals on letters like v, w, x, and y contribute to a crisp, energetic silhouette.