Serif Normal Onvu 7 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, posters, packaging, book covers, classic, warm, traditional, stately, impact, tradition, readability, authority, bracketed, beaked, ball terminals, calligraphic, sculpted.
A strongly modeled serif with pronounced stroke contrast and generous, dark counters that keep letterforms readable at display sizes. Serifs are bracketed and often beaked, with a slightly sculpted, oldstyle flavor in the curves and terminals. Round letters show lively modulation, while verticals stay steady and upright; joins and shoulders are full and weighty, creating a confident rhythm across words. The lowercase has rounded bowls, compact apertures, and occasional ball-like terminals, giving the texture a dense but not rigid feel.
Well-suited to headlines, deck lines, pull quotes, and other editorial display contexts where a strong serif voice is needed. It can also support packaging, signage, and book-cover typography that benefits from a traditional, authoritative tone and high visual impact.
The overall tone is classic and editorial, with a warm, traditional presence that reads as authoritative without feeling austere. Its confident weight and sculpted details suggest heritage printing and headline typography rather than minimalist modernism.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional serif reading experience with extra emphasis and presence, pairing classic proportions with sculpted terminals and strong modulation for impactful setting in larger sizes.
Uppercase forms feel broad and stable, with clear differentiation between similar shapes (e.g., I/J, O/Q). Numerals are sturdy and highly legible, matching the letterforms’ contrast and serif treatment, and they sit comfortably in the same typographic color as the text sample.