Serif Normal Ryruf 2 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: books, editorial, literary, magazine, invitations, classic, scholarly, refined, formal, text readability, classic tone, elegant emphasis, editorial voice, bracketed serifs, oldstyle figures, calligraphic, bookish, lively rhythm.
A slanted serif with bracketed, tapering serifs and a moderately varied stroke that stays smooth and even across the alphabet. The design shows calligraphic influence: round letters have gentle stress, joins are slightly softened, and terminals often finish with a subtle flare rather than a blunt cut. Proportions feel generously set with open counters and a comfortable, text-oriented x-height, while capitals remain stately and slightly narrow in feel compared to the flowing lowercase. Numerals appear oldstyle, with ascenders and descenders that echo the lowercase rhythm.
Well suited to long-form reading in books, essays, and magazine features where a classic serif tone is desired. It can also serve display roles such as elegant headings, pull quotes, and formal invitations when a traditional italic voice is appropriate.
The overall tone is literary and traditional, with an editorial voice that reads as cultured and trustworthy. Its oblique energy adds a sense of movement and warmth, keeping the color from feeling stiff while still maintaining formality.
Likely designed to provide a conventional, readable serif texture with a built-in italic character, balancing classical forms with a slightly calligraphic, humanist flow for comfortable text setting.
The face maintains a steady typographic color in continuous text, with clear differentiation between similar forms and a consistent slant across letters and figures. The italic construction feels integral rather than merely slanted, with more cursive-like shaping in letters such as a, e, f, and y.