Serif Flared Usmy 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: fantasy titles, book covers, chapter heads, posters, packaging, storybook, gothic, whimsical, antiquarian, mystical, ornamental serif, period flavor, fantasy tone, display emphasis, decorative caps, ink-trap like, calligraphic, flared terminals, spiky details.
A decorative serif with a classic book-face skeleton that’s been embellished with sharp, flared stroke endings and occasional interior cut-ins that read like ink-traps or notched counters. Uppercase forms show the most ornamentation—several letters carry small spur-like hooks and carved details—while lowercase stays more restrained and readable, with clear serifs, compact joins, and a steady baseline rhythm. Strokes taper and swell subtly, with pronounced flare at terminals rather than blunt serifs, giving many letters a slightly chiseled or pen-carved feel. Figures are stylized as well, with curving, calligraphic strokes and distinctive curled forms in the 2 and 3.
Best suited to display and short-to-medium text where its carved details and flared terminals can be appreciated—such as fantasy titles, book covers, chapter headings, pull quotes, and themed posters. It can also work for packaging or branding that wants an antiquarian, handcrafted voice, especially when paired with a simpler text companion.
The overall tone feels archaic and story-driven, evoking medieval or fantasy settings without becoming fully blackletter. Its crisp spikes and carved details add a slightly eerie, magical edge, while the underlying proportions keep it anchored in traditional serif typography.
Likely designed to merge a readable serif foundation with selectively placed ornamental cuts and flared terminals, creating a distinctive “ancient manuscript” or fantasy-book atmosphere while preserving enough structure for composed lines of text.
The design leans on contrast through terminal treatment and interior carving more than through dramatic thick–thin modulation, producing a lively texture in display sizes. Ornamentation is uneven by intent—caps and select glyphs carry signature details—so mixed-case text reads as literary and decorative rather than purely utilitarian.