Serif Normal Tanag 2 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Askan' by Hoftype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: book typography, editorial, long-form reading, literary fiction, academic text, classic, literary, refined, traditional, scholarly, text emphasis, editorial tradition, classic readability, elegant voice, bracketed, calligraphic, flowing, crisp, bookish.
A slanted serif with bracketed, wedge-like terminals and a gently calligraphic construction. Strokes show clear thick–thin modulation without feeling sharp or brittle, and joins are smooth with restrained, ink-like shaping. Proportions are fairly open, with moderate ascender height and a balanced x-height that keeps lowercase legible while preserving an elegant, slightly narrow rhythm. The italics are true-form rather than mechanically skewed, with single-storey cursive-like lowercase and a lively, forward motion across words.
This font is well suited to extended reading contexts such as books, essays, and editorial layouts where an italic with strong typographic tradition is needed. It also works for tasteful display moments—pull quotes, headings, and captions—when a refined, bookish emphasis is desired without excessive decoration.
The overall tone is classic and literary, evoking traditional book typography and editorial refinement. Its italic voice feels expressive but disciplined, suggesting formality, credibility, and a quiet elegance rather than exuberance.
The design appears intended as a conventional, text-oriented serif italic that prioritizes readability and typographic familiarity while adding a controlled calligraphic liveliness. It aims to provide a dependable, classical voice for prose and editorial emphasis.
Uppercase forms read dignified and steady, while the lowercase provides most of the personality through flowing entry/exit strokes and tapered terminals. Numerals match the text style, with old-style, text-friendly proportions that sit naturally in running copy.