Serif Flared Udty 9 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
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A condensed serif with pronounced flared terminals and wedge-like, beaked serifs that give strokes a carved, chiseled finish. The forms show vertical stress with moderate contrast, firm stems, and slightly tapered joins that sharpen into pointed corners. Counters are compact and somewhat angular, while curves feel tightened and controlled rather than round. The lowercase is tall and sturdy with a compact rhythm, and capitals are assertive with distinctive spur-like endings and tapered diagonals.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, pull quotes, and cover typography where its flared serifs and condensed proportions can create strong hierarchy. It can also work for short blocks of editorial text at comfortable sizes, especially in print-like layouts where a classic, assertive voice is desired.
The overall tone reads traditional and authoritative, with a vintage editorial flavor. Its sharp, flared endings and condensed stance evoke older print work—formal, slightly dramatic, and confidently old-world without becoming ornate.
Likely designed to deliver a compact, high-impact serif with distinctive flared terminals—combining traditional letterform structure with sharper, more theatrical stroke endings for attention-grabbing typography.
The serif shaping is a defining feature: terminals often widen or flare before cutting to a point, which adds texture and bite at display sizes. Numerals follow the same condensed, high-impact style and maintain a consistent, disciplined rhythm alongside the letters.