Serif Other Denu 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, playful, retro, whimsical, carnival, bold, attention grabbing, vintage display, expressive branding, showcard styling, bracketed serifs, ball terminals, soft corners, bouncy baseline, compact counters.
A decorative serif with heavy, sculpted strokes and strongly bracketed serifs. Letterforms show pronounced swelling and tapering, with teardrop/ball-like terminals and rounded interior joins that create a lively, hand-shaped feel despite the upright stance. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, and many characters have slightly quirky curves and asymmetric details that keep the texture animated in text. The lowercase is especially characterful, with bulbous bowls and compact counters that emphasize a dark, punchy color on the page.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, big headlines, storefront-style signage, and bold packaging where its distinctive serif shapes can be appreciated. It can also work for logo wordmarks or short taglines that benefit from a vintage, character-forward tone.
The font projects a playful, retro showcard energy—confident, attention-seeking, and a bit mischievous. Its chunky, curvy construction suggests vintage signage and display typography where personality matters more than neutrality.
The design appears intended as a personality-driven display serif that merges traditional serif cues with playful, exaggerated curves and terminals to create a memorable, showy texture in large-format type.
In the sample text, the dense weight and small apertures create a strong rhythmic pattern that reads best at larger sizes. Numerals and capitals feel sturdy and emblematic, while the lowercase introduces more bounce and charm, increasing the overall expressiveness.