Serif Other Ihda 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book covers, headlines, posters, packaging, vintage, bookish, stately, quirky, old-style, classic tone, display emphasis, distinctive serifs, print feel, bracketed, wedge serifs, flared terminals, compact, texty.
This serif design combines sturdy, compact letterforms with distinctly shaped wedge-like serifs and softly bracketed joins. Strokes feel weighty and confident, with modest contrast and a slightly condensed overall footprint that keeps counters tight and rhythms dense. Terminals often flare or taper into pointed, horn-like endings, giving many letters a subtly sculpted, decorative edge. The lowercase shows a notably low x-height relative to ascenders, contributing to a traditional, text-like proportion while keeping a strong, dark typographic color.
It suits editorial headlines, chapter openers, book and album covers, and poster titling where a dense, classic serif with extra character is desirable. The strong weight and compact proportions help it hold presence in short lines and logotype-style phrases, while the low x-height suggests it’s best used at comfortable sizes when set in longer text.
The overall tone reads vintage and literary, with a hint of eccentricity from the sharpened terminals and animated serif shapes. It evokes an old-world, printed feel—serious and editorial at first glance, but with enough character to feel distinctive rather than purely utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional serif foundation with heightened personality through flared terminals and assertive serif shapes. It aims for a confident, print-forward voice that bridges readable, old-style proportions with decorative details for emphasis in display settings.
Capitals are tall and authoritative, with several letters showing pronounced terminal gestures that add personality in display sizes. Numerals follow the same robust, serifed construction and feel consistent in weight and stance for headline and titling use.