Serif Normal Silur 3 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, fashion, headlines, magazines, posters, elegant, dramatic, refined, luxury voice, display impact, modern classic, italic emphasis, didone-like, hairline, bracketed, calligraphic, high-fashion.
A high-contrast italic serif with sharp hairlines, weighty verticals, and crisp, tapered serifs. The forms lean with a consistent forward slant and show a calligraphic stroke logic: thin entry strokes, swelling stems, and pointed terminals, especially in diagonals and joins. Capitals are stately and narrow-to-moderate in proportion with pronounced contrast and clean, sculpted counters, while the lowercase shows a compact rhythm with distinctive, angled stress in rounds and teardrop-like terminals. Numerals follow the same dramatic contrast, with slender connecting strokes and prominent thick–thin transitions that read best at display sizes.
Well-suited to magazine headlines, fashion and beauty branding, pull quotes, and premium packaging where high contrast and italic flair are desirable. It can also work for short subheads and intro lines in high-quality print or high-resolution digital layouts, but is less ideal for small, dense body copy.
The overall tone is polished and theatrical, combining classic bookish pedigree with a runway/editorial gloss. Its sharp contrast and italic energy give it a sense of motion and sophistication, leaning more toward luxury and statement-making than quiet neutrality.
The letterforms appear intended to evoke modernized classical elegance—using extreme contrast, sharp detailing, and an energetic italic to create a luxe, attention-grabbing voice for display typography.
The design relies on delicate hairlines and fine inner joins that can visually soften or break down at small sizes or on low-resolution output. Spacing appears tuned for headline settings, with strong word-shape and a lively, slightly varied texture across mixed-case lines.