Serif Normal Synem 10 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, literary, quotations, elegant, classical, formal, text italic, refined emphasis, classic publishing, editorial utility, bracketed, calligraphic, transitional, crisp, bookish.
This typeface is a high-contrast italic serif with a clear calligraphic stress and brisk, tapered entry and exit strokes. Serifs are finely bracketed and sharp, with slender hairlines and fuller verticals that create a lively light–dark rhythm across words. The letterforms lean with a consistent italic angle, and proportions feel conventional for text: moderate x-height, open counters, and balanced widths that vary naturally from glyph to glyph. Numerals follow the same refined contrast and italic slant, reading as coordinated text figures rather than blunt display forms.
It suits book and long-form editorial typography where an italic is needed for emphasis, quotations, captions, and secondary hierarchy. It also works well for magazine features, essays, and refined packaging or branding that benefits from a classic serif italic voice.
The overall tone is refined and bookish, evoking traditional printing and literary editorial design. Its crisp contrast and fluid italic movement feel polished and expressive without becoming ornamental, lending a composed, cultured voice to running text and headings.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif italic that prioritizes clear reading texture while adding elegance through pronounced contrast and disciplined calligraphic shaping. It aims to provide a dependable, traditional italic companion for professional publishing and editorial settings.
In the sample text, the stroke modulation and sharp terminals produce strong texture and clear word shapes, with enough openness in forms like a, e, and s to keep long passages readable. The uppercase italic has a slightly emphatic, inscriptional presence, while the lowercase maintains a smooth, continuous cursive flow.