Serif Normal Obdey 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, magazines, editorial, headlines, quotations, classic, literary, formal, refined, readability, tradition, elegance, publishing, bracketed, oldstyle, calligraphic, bookish, crisp.
A high-contrast serif with sharply tapered hairlines and sturdier vertical stems, showing clear calligraphic modulation throughout. Serifs are bracketed and slightly flared, giving terminals a crisp, chiselled finish without feeling mechanical. The capitals are stately and evenly proportioned, while the lowercase shows oldstyle influence with a two-storey “a,” a double-storey “g,” and a softly angled stress in rounded letters. Spacing and rhythm read steady in text, with open counters and clear joins that keep forms distinct at larger and moderate sizes.
Well-suited to long-form reading environments such as books and editorial layouts, where its classic proportions and consistent rhythm support comfortable text setting. It also performs convincingly in headlines and pull quotes, where the high contrast and crisp serifs add polish and hierarchy.
The overall tone is traditional and cultured, evoking book typography and established editorial design. Its contrast and sharp detailing add a sense of refinement and authority, while the rounded, oldstyle cues keep it from feeling overly rigid or cold.
This design appears intended as a conventional, literature-oriented serif that prioritizes readability and a familiar typographic voice, while adding elegance through strong stroke contrast and finely shaped serifs. The result targets versatile publishing use where a classic, authoritative texture is desired.
The numerals mix straight stems with pronounced curves (notably in 2, 3, 5, and 6), matching the text face’s modulation and giving figures a slightly classical, typeset feel. Uppercase diagonals (V, W, X, Y) appear crisp and balanced, and the punctuation and apostrophe-like marks in the sample text maintain the same sharp, high-contrast logic.