Serif Normal Kumed 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, longform, academic, reports, classic, literary, formal, scholarly, trustworthy, readability, tradition, editorial utility, text setting, neutrality, bracketed, crisp, balanced, bookish, traditional.
This serif typeface shows clear, bracketed serifs and a balanced, book-oriented construction. Strokes are clean and fairly even, with gently modulated contrast and smooth transitions into the serifs. Proportions feel traditional and steady, with open counters and a consistent rhythm in text; the lowercase has a familiar two-storey a and g, and the overall texture stays calm and readable across lines.
Well-suited to continuous reading in books, essays, and editorial layouts where an even color and conventional serif forms support legibility. It also fits academic and professional documents, reports, and publication typography that calls for a traditional, dependable voice.
The overall tone is classic and composed, leaning toward literary and editorial settings rather than expressive display. It conveys a sense of authority and restraint—appropriate for content that benefits from tradition and clarity.
The design intention appears to be a conventional, highly serviceable text serif with a familiar typographic palette. Its restrained contrast and bracketed detailing aim to produce a stable, readable texture for paragraphs while remaining appropriate for headlines in the same system.
Caps read with a dignified presence and slightly generous spacing, while the numerals and punctuation in the sample maintain the same understated, print-like character. The italics are not shown, so the impression is based on the upright only.