Serif Other Laho 8 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, brand marks, packaging, vintage, playful, storybook, quaint, folkloric, expressive display, vintage flavor, distinctive branding, whimsical tone, ball terminals, bracketed serifs, swashy forms, soft curves, tight counters.
A decorative serif with stout, high-contrast strokes and rounded, teardrop-like terminals that create a distinctly soft, sculpted silhouette. Serifs are bracketed and often flare into bulbous ends, while many curves show a calligraphic swelling that gives the letters a lively, hand-shaped feel. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with compact apertures and tight counters in several characters, producing a dense, poster-ready texture. The overall rhythm is energetic and slightly irregular in a controlled way, emphasizing gesture over strict geometric uniformity.
This font suits display work where personality is the priority: posters, headlines, book or chapter titles, packaging, and logo-style wordmarks. It can also work for short pull quotes or signage when set with generous size and spacing to preserve its intricate curves and dense counters.
The tone feels vintage and whimsical, with a friendly, storybook character that reads as theatrical rather than formal. Its bouncy curves and decorative terminals suggest a nostalgic, craft-oriented mood—more playful display than sober text.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, vintage-leaning decorative serif with pronounced calligraphic shaping and memorable terminals, optimized for expressive titles and branding rather than continuous small-size reading.
In the sample text, the heavy color and compact internal spaces make it most comfortable at larger sizes, where the distinctive terminals and curves remain clear. Numerals follow the same soft, swelling logic as the letters, reinforcing a cohesive, ornamental voice across alphanumerics.