Serif Normal Ahlum 2 is a light, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, magazines, book covers, headlines, branding, elegant, refined, fashion, literary, luxury tone, editorial clarity, classic refinement, display impact, didone-like, hairline, bracketed, crisp, high-waisted.
This serif face shows pronounced thick–thin modulation with hairline serifs and sharp, clean terminals. The overall construction is upright and fairly open, with generous sidebearings and a slightly expansive feel in many capitals. Serifs are delicate and mostly unbracketed to lightly bracketed, giving strokes a crisp, engraved finish rather than a heavy, blocky footprint. Lowercase forms keep a moderate x-height with long ascenders/descenders and narrow joins, creating a rhythmic, high-contrast texture in text. Numerals follow the same refined contrast, with elegant curves and thin cross-strokes that read best at display-to-text crossover sizes.
Well suited to magazine headlines, book and journal typography, and brand systems that want a premium, classic serif voice. It can also serve for pull quotes, invitations, and packaging where the crisp contrast and delicate serifs can be preserved. For dense body copy, it will perform best when reproduction is high quality and sizes are not too small.
The tone is poised and high-end, with a confident, editorial polish associated with luxury publishing and fashion contexts. Its high contrast and fine details convey sophistication and formality, while the open spacing keeps it from feeling overly ornate or nostalgic.
The design appears intended as a contemporary, high-contrast text serif with a luxurious, print-forward character—balancing traditional serif proportions with a clean, modern sharpness for editorial and branding applications.
In longer passages, the thin hairlines and sharp joins create a sparkling texture and a distinctly vertical emphasis. The italic is not shown; the samples suggest a roman intended to carry both headline presence and refined text setting when printed or rendered with sufficient resolution.