Serif Normal Abgar 2 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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This serif has crisp, bracketed serifs and a clearly modulated stroke with strong thick–thin contrast. Curves are smooth and fairly round, with compact joins and a tidy rhythm that keeps text color even despite the contrast. Uppercase forms feel stately and proportioned for display, while the lowercase is straightforward and readable with a conventional structure; the double-storey a and the open, slightly angled terminals in letters like c and e reinforce a traditional text-seriffed build. Numerals are classic and varied in silhouette, with a graceful 2 and a notably looped 3, supporting an overall polished, bookish texture.
Well-suited to long-form reading environments such as books, literary journals, and magazine layouts, where its traditional structure supports comfortable scanning. The high-contrast detailing also makes it effective for headlines, pull quotes, and upscale branding applications that benefit from a refined serif voice.
The tone is classical and cultivated, with an editorial seriousness that reads as trustworthy and established. Its sharp contrast and clean finishing give it a refined, slightly dramatic edge without becoming ornamental.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional, dependable text serif with a polished, editorial finish—balancing legibility and a classic typographic voice with enough contrast to feel sophisticated on the page.
In the sample text, spacing and contours produce a composed, print-like cadence, with strong vertical emphasis and clear word shapes. The italic is not shown, and the overall impression is of a disciplined roman designed to hold up in continuous reading while still offering presence at larger sizes.