Slab Unbracketed Anmo 2 is a light, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, magazines, pull quotes, headlines, classic, literary, refined, formal, italic emphasis, text clarity, classic tone, editorial voice, slab serif, unbracketed, sharp, crisp, leaning.
This serif italic shows crisp, square-ended slab serifs that join the stems cleanly, giving the letterforms a chiseled, unbracketed feel. Strokes keep a fairly even weight through curves and verticals, with a calm rhythm and tidy, controlled terminals. Proportions are compact and upright in structure despite the slant, with tight counters and a disciplined texture in running text. Numerals and capitals keep the same sharp, slabbed finishing, producing a consistent, slightly engineered silhouette across the set.
It suits editorial settings where an italic needs to carry emphasis without becoming decorative—magazine features, book typography, and refined pull quotes. The crisp slab serifs and steady texture also make it a good option for short headlines and subheads where a classic, authoritative italic is desired.
The overall tone is bookish and composed, with a traditional, editorial voice rather than a casual handwritten feel. Its slanted construction adds motion and emphasis while the square slabs keep it grounded and serious, suggesting a confident, measured elegance.
The design appears intended to provide a disciplined italic companion with a sturdy slab-serif backbone—more typographic than calligraphic—prioritizing an even reading color and clean, square finishing. It aims to balance movement from the slant with a firm, traditional framework.
The italic relies on structural slant and restrained shaping rather than sweeping calligraphic contrast, so it reads cleanly and evenly at text sizes. Curves and joins are kept taut, and many terminals finish with flat, decisive cuts that reinforce the font’s crisp character.