Serif Humanist Yeba 10 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, invitations, headlines, classic, literary, formal, refined, old-world, editorial tone, classic revival, premium voice, calligraphic texture, bracketed, flared, tapered, crisp, lively.
This serif face shows pronounced thick–thin modulation with sharp hairlines and stronger vertical stems, creating a distinctly calligraphic rhythm. Serifs are bracketed and often slightly flared, with tapered terminals that feel carved rather than mechanically squared. Proportions are traditional and compact, with a relatively small x-height, generous ascenders, and crisp joins that keep counters open despite the high contrast. Overall spacing reads even and bookish, with a slightly varied texture across letters that adds warmth and movement.
Well-suited to editorial design, book typography, and magazine layouts where a refined serif voice is desired. It can also serve effectively for invitations, programs, and chapter/section headings, pairing best with layouts that give its delicate hairlines enough size and contrast to remain clear.
The tone is classic and cultivated, evoking printed literature and historical editorial typography. Its high contrast and finely cut details communicate refinement and authority, while subtle irregularities in stress and terminals keep it from feeling overly rigid or sterile.
The design appears intended to reinterpret an old-style, calligraphy-informed serif for contemporary setting, emphasizing elegance through high contrast and tapered detailing while maintaining readable, traditional proportions. It aims for a literary, premium feel with a distinctive engraved-like crispness in both capitals and lowercase.
Round letters (like O and Q) appear more calligraphically stressed than purely geometric, and the numerals follow the same contrast logic with elegant, narrow hairlines. In continuous text, the face produces a strong vertical cadence and a lightly textured color that favors carefully set typography over utilitarian minimalism.