Serif Humanist Gyho 13 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book titles, packaging, posters, editorial, branding, storybook, rustic, antique, warm, whimsical, heritage feel, handmade texture, narrative tone, display character, bracketed, inked, textured, lively, irregular.
A lively old-style serif with calligraphic modulation and subtly irregular, inked contours. Strokes show gentle tapering and modest contrast, with bracketed serifs and softly flared terminals that keep the rhythm organic rather than rigid. Proportions feel traditional, with a comparatively short x-height, prominent ascenders/descenders, and slightly varied character widths that add a hand-set, printed-on-paper impression. The overall color is even enough for text, but the outlines retain enough roughness and swelling to read as intentionally crafted.
Well-suited to book and chapter titles, poster headlines, and display copy where a vintage, hand-inked personality is desirable. It can also support short editorial passages or pull quotes when set with comfortable spacing, and it works nicely for packaging and brand identities aiming for an artisanal or heritage tone.
The font conveys an antique, storybook tone—warm, a little mischievous, and comfortably human. Its slightly uneven edges and expressive terminals suggest old printing, folk craft, or fantasy-adjacent narration rather than sleek modernity.
The design appears intended to evoke classic, humanist serif typography with a deliberately handmade twist—combining familiar old-style structure with subtly rough, calligraphic details to create a distinctive, approachable voice.
Round letters have a soft, slightly squarish feel in places, and many joins and curves show a brush/pen-like inflection. In the sample text, the texture becomes more noticeable as size increases, giving headlines a distinctive, tactile presence while maintaining a readable baseline rhythm.