Serif Normal Ipday 13 is a light, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: books, editorial, magazines, reports, branding, classic, literary, formal, academic, text clarity, classic tone, print reading, institutional voice, bracketed, oldstyle, calligraphic, open counters, crisp.
A traditional serif with bracketed, gently flared serifs and a calm, bookish rhythm. Strokes show clear but not dramatic contrast, with rounded transitions and softly tapered terminals that keep the texture even in paragraphs. Capitals are stately and proportioned with generous curves (notably in C, G, and O), while lowercase forms are open and readable, with a two-storey a, a compact bowl-and-ear g, and relatively short extenders that maintain a tidy color. Numerals follow the same restrained, classical styling, with smooth curves and modest detailing at terminals.
Well-suited to book typography, essays, and editorial layouts where an even text color and familiar serif forms support sustained reading. It can also serve in formal communications and identity systems that benefit from a classic, trustworthy typographic voice.
The overall tone is composed and authoritative, evoking printed literature, scholarship, and established institutions. Its understated detailing reads as refined rather than showy, lending a dependable, traditional voice to long-form text.
Designed to provide a conventional, highly legible serif for body text, balancing classical proportions with smooth, modernized detailing so it remains comfortable at text sizes while still feeling appropriate for headings and display settings.
In the sample paragraph the letterspacing and internal counters stay comfortable, supporting continuous reading. The italics are not shown; the visible roman forms emphasize steady horizontals, rounded joins, and consistent serif treatment across cases and figures.