Serif Normal Kahy 10 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, academic, branding, classic, literary, formal, refined, text reading, traditional tone, editorial voice, print clarity, bracketed serifs, calligraphic, oldstyle, text-friendly, crisp.
A conventional serif with pronounced thick–thin contrast and bracketed wedge-like serifs. Strokes show a subtle calligraphic logic: curves transition smoothly into stems, terminals are slightly tapered, and joins feel controlled rather than geometric. Proportions are moderately narrow with a compact, steady rhythm; counters are open and the x-height sits in a balanced, text-oriented range. Numerals and capitals appear sturdy and legible, with crisp edges and a slightly varied, lively texture across different letters.
Well-suited to body text in books, essays, and editorial layouts where a traditional serif texture and high readability are priorities. It can also serve for headlines, pull quotes, and institutional materials that benefit from a familiar, authoritative typographic tone.
The overall tone is classic and editorial, evoking book typography and traditional print. It reads as refined and authoritative without feeling ornamental, delivering a familiar, literary voice suited to long-form reading as well as formal display.
The design appears intended as a dependable, conventional text serif that captures a traditional print feel while maintaining clean, contemporary production values. Its contrast and bracketed serifs aim to provide strong character at larger sizes while keeping a readable, composed rhythm in paragraphs.
The lowercase shows oldstyle tendencies in its shaping, with rounded forms and modest stroke modulation that creates a comfortable, continuous gray in paragraphs. Diacritics are not shown; punctuation and special symbols are only partially represented in the sample text.