Serif Normal Omfu 7 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, branding, vintage, bookish, rustic, folksy, sturdy, heritage tone, print warmth, display impact, friendly authority, bracketed, ball terminals, ink-trap feel, soft corners, texty.
This serif has heavy, confident strokes with pronounced thick–thin modulation and rounded, bracketed serifs. The letterforms feel slightly softened, with subtly irregular, inked-looking joins and terminals that often end in small ball-like or teardrop shapes. Counters are compact and the overall texture is dense, giving lines of text a strong, dark color. Proportions are fairly broad, and many glyphs show gentle swelling and tapering that reads as press-like rather than rigidly geometric.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where a strong, traditional serif voice is desired—headlines, book covers, packaging, and brand marks that benefit from a vintage printed feel. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers in editorial layouts when a darker, more emphatic typographic color is appropriate.
The tone is traditional and warmly old-fashioned, evoking printed ephemera, storybook titles, and heritage signage. Its soft, inky details add a handmade, slightly rustic character while still remaining firmly within conventional serif expectations. Overall it feels friendly and sturdy rather than delicate or formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a familiar serif structure with added warmth and personality through inky terminals, bracketed serifs, and press-like modulation. It prioritizes presence and character in display and titling while maintaining recognizable text-serif construction.
Capitals are weighty and stable, with clear bracket transitions into serifs, while lowercase forms maintain a cohesive rhythm through rounded terminals and compact counters. Numerals match the same robust, slightly softened treatment, keeping the set visually consistent in text and display settings.