Serif Other Hibo 10 is a bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, branding, playful, vintage, storybook, whimsical, theatrical, display impact, vintage flavor, ornamental detail, quirky personality, ball terminals, bracketed serifs, teardrop joins, ink traps, soft curves.
A heavy, display-oriented serif with rounded, bracketed serifs and prominent ball/teardrop terminals. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with tapered joins and curving entry/exit strokes that create a lively, slightly calligraphic rhythm. Counters are generally open but often pinched by internal notches and teardrop cuts, giving many letters a sculpted, ink-trap-like texture. The overall texture is dense and dark, with generous width and a bouncy baseline feel created by curved feet and swashy terminals.
Best suited for short text in large sizes—headlines, posters, packaging, and cover typography—where its high-contrast details and decorative terminals can be appreciated. It can also work for logos or branding that benefits from a vintage, whimsical serif presence, but the dense color and intricate joins suggest avoiding long body copy at small sizes.
The font reads as cheerful and old-timey, evoking editorial cartoons, circus or vaudeville posters, and storybook titles. Its ornate terminals and sculpted interiors give it a friendly, characterful tone rather than a formal one, with an intentionally decorative personality that feels nostalgic and a bit mischievous.
The design appears intended to provide a distinctive display serif with a classic, ornamental flavor—combining high-contrast stroke modeling with playful terminal forms and notched interior shaping to create memorable word silhouettes.
The capitals are especially emblematic, with strong silhouettes and distinctive terminal shapes that stand out at headline sizes. Numerals and lowercase maintain the same ornamental language, including curled descenders and pronounced terminal balls, producing a consistent, illustrative voice across the set.