Serif Normal Nybis 2 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, headlines, packaging, branding, traditional, stately, bookish, classic, readability, tradition, warmth, authority, print flavor, bracketed, ball terminals, oldstyle numerals, calligraphic, rounded joins.
This serif shows sturdy, strongly modeled letterforms with pronounced contrast between thick stems and finer connecting strokes. Serifs are bracketed and slightly flared, with a sculpted, ink-trap-like softening in some joins that gives counters and terminals a carved, organic feel. Curves are generous and slightly bulbous, with noticeable ball terminals on several lowercase forms, while capitals maintain a steady, upright stance and a confident, even rhythm. The figures read as oldstyle-style numerals with varying heights and descenders, matching the text color and texture of the lowercase.
This font suits editorial layouts, book typography, and longform content where a traditional serif voice is desired. Its strong presence also works well for headlines, pull quotes, and cover typography, and it can lend a classic, premium tone to branding and packaging when used at display sizes.
The overall tone is classic and authoritative, with a literary, editorial flavor. Its rounded terminals and softly bracketed details add warmth, keeping the voice from feeling overly formal while still projecting tradition and credibility.
The design appears intended to deliver a conventional, readable serif with added warmth and personality through rounded terminals, bracketed serifs, and oldstyle-style figures, balancing authority with approachability.
In the sample text, the heavy verticals create a dark, emphatic typographic color, while the higher contrast and shaped serifs help maintain letter differentiation at larger sizes. The mix of strong stress and softened terminals suggests a design aimed at comfortable reading with a slightly vintage, print-oriented character.