Serif Normal Orvo 7 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, posters, editorial, packaging, traditional, authoritative, institutional, dramatic, impact, heritage, authority, editorial tone, display emphasis, bracketed, wedge-like, flared, compact, vertical stress.
A compact, heavy serif with pronounced contrast and a strongly vertical rhythm. Strokes are thick and confident, with narrow internal counters and crisp joins that create a tight, poster-like texture in text. Serifs read as bracketed and slightly wedge-like, often flaring into tapered terminals that add a subtle calligraphic pull without becoming decorative. Proportions favor sturdy capitals and relatively short ascenders/descenders, producing dense lines and a consistent, dark color across words.
Well suited to headlines, subheads, pull quotes, and cover typography where a dense, commanding serif is desired. It can also work for packaging or labels that benefit from a classic, authoritative voice, especially when set with generous tracking and leading to manage its dark typographic color.
The overall tone is assertive and traditional, with an old-style editorial gravitas. Its sharp, flared terminals and condensed feel suggest authority and formality, while the high-contrast modeling adds drama that reads well in attention-getting settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional serif voice with elevated impact—combining classic bracketed serifs and vertical stress with a compact, high-contrast build that holds up as a strong display text face.
The type’s narrow apertures and compact spacing tendency make it feel more at home at display sizes than in long passages, where the dense texture can become visually intense. Numerals follow the same stout, high-contrast logic, matching the capitals in weight and presence.