Serif Normal Guloh 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, literary fiction, magazines, quotes, classic, literary, scholarly, refined, warm, text emphasis, classic reading, editorial utility, timeless style, bracketed, calligraphic, diagonal stress, open counters, lively italics.
This is an italic serif with a steady, bookish rhythm and subtly calligraphic construction. Strokes show moderate contrast with a clear diagonal stress, and terminals often finish in tapered, slightly hooked forms rather than blunt cuts. Serifs are bracketed and smoothly integrated, giving letters a soft, continuous flow across words. Proportions feel traditionally text-oriented: moderately wide capitals, open counters, and a consistent slant that keeps lines moving without becoming overly cursive.
It is well suited for long-form editorial settings where an italic is needed for emphasis, quotations, and secondary hierarchy—books, magazines, essays, and academic or cultural writing. It can also serve for refined pull quotes, captions, and front-matter typography where a classic, readable italic texture is desired.
The overall tone is traditional and cultivated, with an understated elegance typical of literary and editorial typography. Its italic voice feels expressive and human, suggesting emphasis and narrative warmth more than sharp modernity. The result is a familiar, trustworthy texture that reads as classic rather than decorative.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif italic that prioritizes readability and a familiar typographic color while adding gentle calligraphic character. Its moderated contrast and bracketed serifs aim for an elegant, historically informed look that integrates smoothly into continuous text.
The figures follow the same italic manner, with curved forms and tapered terminals that align with the alphabet’s calligraphic feel. Ascenders and descenders are pronounced enough to create a lively vertical pattern, while spacing in the sample text maintains a smooth, continuous word shape suitable for reading.