Serif Normal Emgan 13 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book italics, editorial, literary titles, quotations, invitations, elegant, literary, classic, refined, formal, classic italic, text emphasis, editorial utility, formal tone, bracketed serifs, calligraphic, crisp, slender, bookish.
This typeface is a high-contrast italic serif with slender proportions and sharply tapered terminals. Strokes show a clear calligraphic logic: thick verticals and hairline joins, with smooth, bracketed serifs and pointed entry/exit strokes. The italic slant is consistent and fairly pronounced, giving the letterforms a flowing rhythm while remaining controlled and typographic rather than script-like. Counters are moderately open, curves are clean, and the overall texture is bright and finely drawn, with ascenders and descenders that feel slightly extended in text.
This font is well suited for italic roles in long-form typography—novels, essays, and editorial layouts—where a classic serif italic is needed for emphasis, quotations, or names. It also works well for refined titling and formal print applications such as programs, invitations, and certificates, particularly at text-to-display sizes where its contrast and sharp detailing can be appreciated.
The overall tone is refined and literary, evoking classic book typography and formal correspondence. Its crisp contrast and disciplined italics read as cultured and traditional, with a hint of theatrical flourish in the sharper terminals and swash-like energy of certain capitals.
The design appears intended as a conventional, high-contrast serif italic that balances traditional readability with a crisp, elegant voice. Its controlled slant, bracketed serifs, and calligraphic stroke modulation suggest an aim toward classic editorial usefulness while delivering a distinctly formal, polished texture on the page.
Capitals appear stately and slightly narrow, with delicate hairlines that become especially apparent in letters like E, F, and T. The lowercase maintains a steady, readable cadence, and the numerals follow the same italic calligraphic stress, contributing to a cohesive page color in continuous text.