Serif Normal Ehna 1 is a very light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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This serif italic shows a delicate, finely tapered stroke with clear contrast between thick and thin, and gently bracketed serifs. The construction feels calligraphic but controlled, with smooth curves and a consistent rightward slant across both roman capitals and italic lowercase. Proportions are fairly classical, with open counters and restrained terminals that stay sharp rather than rounded. Numerals follow the same graceful, lightly stressed style, keeping an even rhythm and a tidy, print-oriented texture in text.
Well-suited to editorial typography—books, long-form reading, essays, and magazines—where an elegant italic is needed for emphasis, quotations, or headings. It can also serve formal print applications such as programs or invitations, especially where a light, refined voice is preferred over a bold statement.
The overall tone is refined and literary, evoking traditional book typography and formal editorial settings. Its light, fluent italic posture lends a cultured, slightly poetic voice—more nuanced and graceful than emphatic.
The design appears intended as a conventional, high-quality text serif with a graceful italic companion, prioritizing readability, classical proportion, and a calm, cultivated rhythm on the page.
Capitals read clean and stately, while the lowercase brings most of the motion, with long, elegant ascenders and subtle entry/exit strokes. In longer lines, the spacing and stroke delicacy create a bright page color that rewards careful typesetting and adequate size.