Silva Text
Blackletra · Daniel Sabino · 2015
A text-optimised serif by Daniel Sabino with slightly condensed proportions, generous x-height and extensive OpenType features across five weights and matching italics.
About
Designed for complex editorial environments, Silva Text offers ten styles from Light to Black with companion italics, built around slightly condensed proportions and robust serifs that improve reading economy on the page. OpenType features include old style and lining figures with tabular versions, fractions, small capitals, ligatures and arrows, making it well equipped for editorial systems requiring typographic hierarchy. Part of a larger superfamily alongside Silva Display, which handles the larger optical size.
Classification
Silva Text features moderated ascenders and descenders, generous x-height, robust serifs and slightly condensed proportions consistent with a transitional serif designed for extended reading in editorial contexts.