Serif Normal Komud 4 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, literary titles, academic, classic, literary, formal, refined, readability, tradition, editorial voice, elegance, bracketed, wedge serifs, transitional, crisp, calligraphic.
A high-contrast serif with crisp hairlines and weighty vertical stems, showing a traditional text-face structure. Serifs are finely bracketed with a slightly wedge-like feel, and curves are smooth and controlled, giving counters a clean, open look. Proportions lean classical: capitals are stately and wide, while the lowercase has a compact, short x-height with clear ascenders and descenders. Details like the sharply formed joins and the slender cross-strokes in letters such as E, F, and T contribute to a precise, engraved rhythm in running text.
Well-suited to book typography, editorial layouts, and long-form reading where a classic serif voice is desired. It can also serve for magazine headlines, pull quotes, and formal communications that benefit from high-contrast elegance and a traditional typographic color.
The overall tone is traditional and bookish, with an authoritative, composed presence. Its contrast and sharp finishing convey refinement and ceremony, evoking established editorial and academic typography rather than casual or contemporary branding.
The design appears intended as a conventional, high-contrast text serif that balances readability with a polished, historic sensibility. Its controlled contrast, bracketed serifs, and classical proportions suggest an aim toward dependable editorial performance and a timeless, literary tone.
The italic is not shown; all samples appear upright. Numerals and punctuation match the same contrasty, sharp-seriffed construction, helping headlines and text settings feel consistent. The long-descending forms (notably in g, j, p, q, y) add a classic vertical cadence that becomes especially apparent in paragraph samples.