Typophile

Which serif for FF Milo Text?

poms

Hello,

i'm searching for an antiqua or a antiqua-like slab-serif as a compagnion for FF Milo.
FF Milo has (extremely) short ascenders and descenders - so the "classic" antiquas don't really go with it, i think. One i found so far, is Arnhem (OurType) – do you have other suggestions? Arnhem has a quite similar x-height, but Arnhem offers a different Capital-M, which could be a problem.
The face should offer OSF and a minimal range of weights – regular, italic, bold, bold italic.

Thanks in advance, T.

Stephen Coles

Without fully testing, Dolly or Fedra Serif might work.

Tiffany Wardle

You could also consider Chapparal Pro Opticals.

poms

Thank you for your suggestions - x-height/short stems/antiqua(-like), the right "M", all matches – but

After i printed the Fedra Serif A PDF, i think, it speaks too loud for Milo.
Dolly is versatile, but this time not, not with Milo.
Chapparal Pro, i always forget this CS font, pardon i don't like it that much aesthetically.
I mess around with the PDF of Gerard Ungers Capitolium (and C. News)– that looks promising, but it is quite expensive…

We don't stop here :) Please more

Stephen Coles

Unger's Oranda might be the thing. Sorry, no OSF.

Also FF Olsen

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