Serif Normal Hogis 3 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, academic, quotations, literary, classic, refined, text italic, reading comfort, classical tone, editorial clarity, elegant emphasis, bracketed, calligraphic, oblique stress, open counters, crisp.
A slanted oldstyle serif with bracketed, tapered serifs and a gently calligraphic rhythm. Strokes show moderate modulation with an oblique stress, producing crisp hairlines and slightly fuller curves. Capitals are relatively broad and formal, while the lowercase has lively, flowing joins and pronounced ascenders/descenders. The italic construction is consistent throughout, with open counters and a smooth baseline sweep that keeps words cohesive in text.
Works well for long-form reading in books and editorial layouts, where an italic with strong rhythm is needed for emphasis, quotations, captions, or pull quotes. It also suits academic and literary typography, especially in settings that benefit from a traditional, polished serif texture.
The tone is bookish and cultivated, suggesting tradition and careful craft rather than display flamboyance. Its italic voice feels expressive but controlled—suited to nuanced emphasis and elegant narration.
Designed to provide a dependable, classical italic for text composition—prioritizing readability and a smooth typographic color while retaining a subtle handwritten warmth for emphasis and narrative tone.
Letterforms show clear oldstyle cues in the curved, humanist shapes (notably in the round letters and the serif treatment), and the numerals follow the same slanted, text-oriented style for harmonious mixed-content setting.