Serif Normal Yive 3 is a very light, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, books, magazines, invitations, branding, elegant, refined, literary, formal, refined text, classic modernity, formal tone, editorial clarity, bracketed serifs, hairline serifs, calligraphic stress, sharp terminals, open apertures.
A delicate serif with pronounced thick–thin modulation and crisp, tapering hairlines. The serifs are finely bracketed and the curves show a gentle calligraphic stress, giving rounded letters like O and C a lively, drawn rhythm. Uppercase forms are classical and slightly narrow with clean verticals, while the lowercase features compact bowls, open counters, and slim ascenders with minimal ornament. Numerals are similarly refined, with thin joins and balanced proportions that echo the letterforms.
Well-suited to editorial layouts, book typography, and magazine headlines where a refined serif voice is desired. It also fits formal branding, invitations, and title treatments that benefit from a light, high-contrast texture. In longer text, it will perform best where printing or rendering can preserve its thin strokes.
The overall tone is polished and cultured, evoking traditional book typography and contemporary magazine refinement. Its light touch and high contrast read as sophisticated and calm, lending a sense of ceremony and discretion rather than robustness or informality.
The design appears intended to deliver a modernized classical reading serif: restrained, highly finished, and built around crisp contrast and traditional proportions. It aims to provide an elegant typographic color for editorial and formal communication without relying on decorative flourishes.
In the text sample, spacing appears even and measured, supporting continuous reading while preserving an airy texture on the line. Fine details—especially hairlines and small serifs—become a defining feature, so the design’s character is most apparent at comfortable reading sizes and in high-quality reproduction.