Serif Normal Obkoz 7 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, reports, branding, classic, formal, literary, traditional, authoritative, text readability, classic tone, editorial utility, traditional elegance, bracketed serifs, oldstyle figures, open counters, calligraphic stress, moderate x-height.
This serif shows crisp, bracketed serifs and noticeably modulated strokes with a calligraphic stress, giving curves a lively thick–thin rhythm. Proportions feel traditional, with relatively open counters and moderate x-height that keep paragraphs readable while preserving a bookish texture. Uppercase forms are sturdy and balanced, while the lowercase carries gentle, oldstyle-like movement with a slightly tapered, drawn quality in terminals and joins. Numerals appear oldstyle (varying heights with descenders/ascenders), reinforcing a classic text-oriented complexion.
Well suited to book interiors, essays, and editorial layouts where a classic serif texture supports comfortable reading. It also works for magazines, formal reports, and restrained branding that benefits from a traditional, trustworthy typographic voice.
The overall tone is traditional and composed, with a distinctly literary, editorial feel. Its contrast and serif detailing lend an authoritative voice suited to long-form reading and institutional or cultural contexts rather than casual or purely utilitarian interface use.
The design appears intended as a conventional text serif that prioritizes readability and familiar, time-tested proportions while adding enough stroke modulation and serif shaping to feel refined on the page.
In text, the font forms a steady, familiar rhythm with clear word shapes and a slightly dark, ink-on-paper presence. The italics are not shown; the sample demonstrates a consistent roman texture across mixed case, punctuation, and numerals.