Serif Normal Idrol 6 is a light, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, longform reading, institutional, classic, literary, refined, formal, calm, text clarity, traditional tone, editorial utility, literary feel, bracketed, flared, calligraphic, open counters, long serifs.
This serif typeface shows crisp, bracketed serifs with subtle flare and gently tapered joins, creating a slightly calligraphic, oldstyle-leaning texture. Curves are smooth and open, with generous counters and a steady rhythm that stays even in continuous text. Terminals are mostly wedge-like and lightly hooked rather than blunt, while capitals read stately and controlled with clear horizontal stress in rounded forms. Numerals follow the same refined construction, with clean curves and modest detailing that keeps them consistent with the text face.
It is well suited to long-form reading such as books, essays, and magazine articles, where its open counters and steady rhythm support sustained legibility. It also fits institutional and cultural communication—programs, reports, and editorial headlines—where a classic serif voice is appropriate.
The overall tone is traditional and composed, with a bookish refinement that feels editorial and slightly academic. Its restrained detailing and open shapes project clarity and seriousness without feeling rigid or overly ornate.
The design intention appears to be a conventional text serif with a refined, slightly humanist feel, prioritizing comfortable paragraph color and familiar proportions while adding gentle calligraphic cues through tapered strokes and wedge-like terminals.
In the sample text, spacing appears comfortable and the serif treatment helps guide the eye along lines, giving paragraphs a familiar, literary color. The lowercase shows a soft, humanist modulation in bowls and shoulders that keeps the texture lively while remaining conventional.