Serif Normal Gabiw 2 is a bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, branding, retro, friendly, lively, storybook, expressive, display impact, vintage tone, approachable voice, expressive texture, headline clarity, bracketed, soft, calligraphic, swashy, ink-like.
A broad, energetic serif with a pronounced rightward slant and sturdy, rounded forms. Strokes feel slightly calligraphic, with smooth, medium-contrast modulation and a consistently weighty presence. Serifs are generously bracketed and often flare into soft, teardrop-like terminals, giving many letters a subtly swashed silhouette. Counters are ample and open, and the overall rhythm is bouncy and expansive, with wide letterforms and confident curves that read clearly at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and short-to-medium text in brand-forward settings where personality matters—such as packaging, editorial features, and book or chapter titling. It can also work for pull quotes or signage when set large, where its wide proportions and soft serif detail have room to show.
The tone is warm and characterful, blending a vintage, print-era flavor with a playful friendliness. Its buoyant slant and soft terminals evoke classic advertising, book titling, and nostalgic editorial typography rather than strict formality. Overall it feels inviting, slightly theatrical, and designed to add personality without becoming decorative to the point of novelty.
The design appears aimed at delivering a classic serif voice with extra warmth and motion: a wide, slanted, highly legible display serif that nods to vintage print while staying approachable. The consistent bracketed serifs and rounded terminals suggest an intention to balance tradition with a friendly, animated presence.
The figures and lowercase follow the same rounded, bracketed logic as the capitals, keeping a cohesive texture across mixed-case settings. The italic construction is integral to the design (not an oblique), with curved joins and terminals that help maintain flow in longer words. Spacing in the samples suggests an intentionally airy, display-oriented texture that benefits from generous tracking at larger sizes.