Serif Normal Anbar 3 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazines, posters, branding, packaging, dramatic, editorial, classic, formal, stylish, emphasis, luxury, impact, heritage, bracketed, flared, calligraphic, sharp, sculpted.
A high-contrast serif italic with a pronounced diagonal stress and sharply tapered hairlines against weighty main strokes. Serifs are bracketed and often flared, with wedge-like terminals that give many letters a carved, energetic finish. The forms feel expanded and generous, with broad capitals, open counters, and lively stroke modulation that reads as calligraphic rather than mechanical. Numerals and lowercase show strong entry/exit strokes and pointed joins, creating a rhythmic, forward-moving texture in lines of text.
This style excels in display settings such as headlines, magazine features, promotional posters, and high-impact brand signatures where contrast and motion are desirable. It can also work for short editorial subheads, pull quotes, and packaging typography where a confident, upscale voice is needed.
The overall tone is assertive and theatrical, pairing classical serif refinement with a fashion-like sense of motion. Its steep contrast and sweeping italic shapes convey luxury and emphasis, making it feel well suited to bold statements rather than quiet neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional serif foundation with a strongly stylized italic personality—maximizing contrast, sweep, and sculpted terminals for high-impact display use while maintaining recognizable, conventional letterforms.
In continuous text the strong contrast and angled terminals create a vivid, patterned color on the page; spacing appears intentionally open to accommodate the wide, slanted silhouettes. The italic is not merely obliqued—key letters show distinct, drawn italic structures and calligraphic detailing.