Serif Normal Vuray 1 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazine, branding, packaging, invitations, elegant, editorial, fashion, refined, classical, editorial voice, luxury branding, modern classic, hairline serifs, sharp terminals, bracketed serifs, vertical stress, airy spacing.
A refined serif with extreme stroke modulation: hairline horizontals and serifs contrast against confident vertical stems. The forms are upright with a calm, measured rhythm and relatively generous sidebearings that create an airy texture in setting. Serifs are delicate and sharp, often lightly bracketed, and many letters show a vertical, Didone-like stress with smooth, high-tension curves. Capitals are stately and narrow-to-moderate in proportion, while the lowercase balances crisp joins with open counters for clarity at display sizes.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, pull quotes, mastheads, and luxury branding where its hairline details can remain intact. It can also work for short editorial passages when set with ample leading and careful reproduction, especially in print or high-resolution digital contexts.
The overall tone is poised and luxurious, suggesting high-end editorial typography. Its crisp hairlines and sculpted curves read as polished and formal, with a contemporary fashion-magazine sensibility grounded in classical book type traditions.
The font appears designed to deliver a modern, high-contrast serif voice that feels premium and editorial, prioritizing elegance and refined detail over utilitarian robustness at small sizes.
The design relies on fine detail—particularly in crossbars, serifs, and joins—so it visually rewards larger sizes and high-quality reproduction. Numerals follow the same high-contrast logic, with thin entry strokes and pronounced main stems, contributing to a sophisticated, high-fashion look in mixed text and figures.