Serif Other Teni 3 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, titles, gothic, vintage, authoritative, ornate, dramatic, impact, period feel, authority, decoration, compact setting, angular, spurred, condensed, vertical, pointed.
A tightly condensed display serif with a strong vertical skeleton and sharp, faceted detailing. Strokes are predominantly straight and planar, with minimal curvature and crisp internal corners that create a chiseled, cut-metal feel. Serifs read as small spurs and pointed terminals rather than broad slabs, and many joins resolve into triangular notches that emphasize the font’s geometric construction. Counters are narrow and often rectangular, giving the letters a compact, high-contrast silhouette at display sizes.
Best suited for short, high-impact setting such as headlines, titles, posters, and branding marks where its condensed width and sharp detailing can read clearly. It can also work well for packaging, labels, and event materials that aim for a gothic or vintage display flavor, especially when ample tracking and generous line spacing are used.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, with a vintage, poster-like presence that feels stern and emphatic. Its sharp terminals and narrow rhythm evoke blackletter-inspired display typography without fully committing to traditional blackletter forms, producing a dramatic, old-world voice suited to bold statements.
The design appears intended as a compact, attention-grabbing display face that merges serif structure with blackletter-adjacent angularity. Its consistent spurs, pointed terminals, and narrow counters suggest a focus on creating a distinctive historic and authoritative texture for large-scale typography.
Uppercase forms are especially rigid and architectural, while lowercase maintains the same angular vocabulary with simplified shapes and a tight, vertical rhythm. Numerals are similarly narrow and linear, designed to stack neatly and retain the same pointed, spurred finish as the letters.