Serif Normal Hodon 8 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book typography, editorial, magazines, quotations, subheads, literary, classic, formal, refined, text emphasis, editorial clarity, classic tone, literary setting, bracketed, calligraphic, transitional, oldstyle figures, angled stress.
A conventional italic serif with smooth, calligraphic construction and moderate stroke modulation. Serifs are clearly bracketed and gently tapered, with wedge-like terminals on many strokes. The italic angle is steady across caps, lowercase, and figures, and curves show an angled stress that gives counters a slightly oval, flowing feel. Lowercase forms are compact but open, with a single-storey “a” and “g”, a looped descender on “g”, and a softly curved descender on “y”; joins and exit strokes are restrained rather than flamboyant. Numerals appear as oldstyle figures, mixing ascenders and descenders for a text-driven rhythm.
Well suited for long-form reading in books and journals, especially for emphasis, pull quotes, and italic passages. It can also serve in magazine layouts and refined branding where a classic, text-oriented italic is needed for hierarchy and tone.
The overall tone is traditional and bookish, with a polite, cultivated voice typical of editorial typography. Its slant and tapered detailing add a gentle sense of motion and elegance without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended as a dependable, conventional text italic: readable, rhythmically even, and traditional in its serif detailing, providing a familiar companion for editorial and literary settings.
Capitals are relatively sturdy and measured, pairing well with the more fluid lowercase. Stroke endings tend to resolve into small, crisp wedges, giving the face a clean finish in both display sizes and continuous reading settings.