Serif Normal Mibab 9 is a bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazines, book covers, editorial, branding, classic, formal, literary, authoritative, display refinement, editorial tone, classic readability, premium voice, bracketed serifs, ball terminals, sharp joins, crisp, high-waisted.
A crisp, high-contrast serif with strong vertical stress and sharply tapered hairlines. Serifs are bracketed and decisive, with pointed, slightly flared shapes that give strokes a carved, ink-trap-free clarity. Uppercase forms feel stately and compact, while the lowercase shows lively modulation with pronounced bowls and occasional ball-like terminals. Numerals follow the same refined contrast, reading cleanly with clear, traditional proportions.
Best suited for headlines, pull quotes, magazine typography, and book-cover titling where its contrast and sharp serifs can be appreciated. It can also serve for refined branding and packaging that calls for a traditional, premium serif voice, especially at display sizes.
The overall tone is classic and editorial, projecting authority and polish. Its sharp contrast and clean detailing suggest a confident, cultivated voice suited to formal writing and premium presentation.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional text-serif foundation with a more dramatic, display-ready contrast and crisp detailing. Its proportions and serif treatment emphasize elegance and authority while keeping letterforms familiar and legible.
At larger sizes the hairlines and terminals become a defining feature, creating a bright, elegant rhythm in lines of text. In dense settings the strong thick–thin transitions draw attention to word shapes and punctuation, giving the texture a distinctly print-like character.