Serif Normal Ehsa 7 is a very light, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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A delicate italic serif with a broad footprint and generous sidebearings, giving lines a calm, open rhythm. Strokes show moderated contrast with hairline terminals and slightly weightier curved joins, and the serifs are finely bracketed with a crisp, traditional feel. Forms lean with consistent slant and smooth, calligraphic modulation; many lowercase letters use soft entry/exit strokes and subtle curls. Ascenders are tall and slim, counters are open, and the overall color on the page stays light and refined rather than dense.
Well suited to book and long-form editorial settings where an italic voice is needed for emphasis, quotations, or a sophisticated typographic palette. It can also work for refined branding, cultural materials, and invitations where lightness and elegance are prioritized, especially at comfortable text sizes.
The tone is formal and literary, with an old-world elegance that reads as considered and polished. Its gentle italic movement and hairline detailing add a poetic, slightly romantic character without becoming decorative or ornate.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif italic that emphasizes grace and readability through open spacing, controlled contrast, and classical serif detailing. It aims to provide a polished, literary italic for sustained reading and tasteful emphasis rather than a bold or highly stylized statement.
The capitals appear restrained and classical, while the lowercase carries more of the personality through swashed-looking terminals and rounded, flowing joins. Numerals are similarly light and traditional, matching the text style and maintaining the font’s airy texture in running copy.