Serif Normal Engos 10 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book typography, magazine text, editorial design, invitations, pull quotes, editorial, literary, classic, refined, formal, text emphasis, classic elegance, editorial clarity, literary tone, calligraphic, bracketed, wedge serifs, diagonal stress, crisp terminals.
A high-contrast italic serif with pronounced thick–thin modulation and a clear diagonal axis. Serifs are bracketed with sharp, slightly wedge-like terminals, and many joins show tapered entry and exit strokes that read as calligraphic rather than geometric. Uppercase forms are elegant and slightly narrow with crisp apexes (notably in A, V, W) and a restrained, traditional silhouette. The lowercase has a moderately sized x-height, open counters, and lively italic construction, including a single-storey a and g, a curved descender on y, and a long, flowing f that adds forward motion. Numerals follow the same high-contrast, serifed logic, with rounded forms and delicate hairlines in curves.
Well suited to long-form reading in print-oriented contexts such as books, essays, and magazine features, especially where an italic voice is needed for emphasis, quotations, or secondary text. It also works effectively for refined display moments—pull quotes, chapter openers, invitations, and formal announcements—where its sharp serifs and high contrast can be appreciated.
The overall tone is polished and traditional, evoking book typography, cultured editorial settings, and classical print refinement. Its energetic italic rhythm adds sophistication and a sense of movement without becoming decorative or flamboyant.
Designed to provide a conventional, highly legible text-serif italic with a distinctly calligraphic construction, balancing classical proportions with a crisp, contemporary finish. The emphasis appears to be on an elegant reading rhythm and a strong italic voice for editorial and literary typography.
Stroke endings are consistently sharp and clean, giving the face a crisp texture at larger sizes, while the strong contrast and fine hairlines suggest it will look best where rendering is sufficiently high-resolution. The italic slant is steady and coherent across capitals, lowercase, and figures, producing an even, flowing line in continuous text.