Serif Normal Urreb 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book typography, magazine, headlines, packaging, elegant, literary, refined, airly, classic, space-saving, editorial elegance, classic refinement, display clarity, high-waisted, hairline serifs, tall ascenders, long descenders, crisp terminals.
This typeface has tall, slender proportions with generous verticality and ample white space inside and between letters. Strokes are thin overall with clear thick–thin modulation, and the serifs read as small, sharp, and delicate rather than bracketed or heavy. Curves are smooth and controlled, with oval forms (like O and 0) kept narrow and upright, while joins and terminals stay clean and crisp. The lowercase shows long ascenders and descenders, compact bowls, and a tidy, consistent rhythm that favors a refined, column-like texture in text.
Well-suited to editorial layouts where a refined, space-efficient serif is useful—magazine typography, book titling, chapter heads, and elegant pull quotes. It can also work for upscale packaging and branding where a slim, classic serif presence is desired, particularly at display sizes.
The overall tone is poised and cultivated, suggesting classic book typography with a fashion-editorial edge. Its narrow stance and delicate detailing create a sense of sophistication and restraint, leaning more toward elegance than warmth or robustness.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic serif reading of elegance in a compressed footprint, balancing delicate serifs and controlled contrast for a polished, contemporary-classic impression in both titling and composed text.
In the samples, word shapes appear tall and tightly composed, producing a strong vertical cadence. The numerals share the same narrow, refined construction, and punctuation remains understated, supporting a clean, formal typographic voice.