Slab Unbracketed Tuno 9 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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A very delicate italic slab serif with hairline, near-monoline strokes and crisp, unbracketed slab terminals. Curves are open and smoothly drawn, while horizontals and serifs stay straight and flat, giving the design a clean, lightly engineered finish despite its calligraphic slant. Proportions feel balanced rather than condensed, with moderate ascenders/descenders and a steady rhythm that reads evenly in text. Numerals follow the same thin, slightly angled construction, keeping the overall color light and consistent.
Best suited to editorial settings, book or magazine typography, and refined display work where a light, elegant italic is desired. It can add a cultured tone to invitations, packaging, and brand systems, and works well for headlines and pull quotes where the thin strokes can be given enough size and contrast.
The overall tone is poised and sophisticated, projecting a quiet, bookish elegance. Its slim strokes and measured italic motion feel formal and understated rather than expressive or loud.
The design appears intended to deliver a graceful italic voice with a modern, precise slab-serif finish—combining calligraphic movement with clean, squared terminals for a distinctive, upscale texture in text and display.
The combination of hairline strokes and slab endings creates a distinctive contrast of “fine pen” delicacy with structural, squared-off terminals. Letterforms maintain an orderly cadence in the sample text, favoring clarity and restraint over flourish.