Serif Other Ratu 3 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, display branding, vintage, playful, theatrical, hand-inked, quirky, expressive display, vintage revival, compact impact, theatrical tone, swashy, flared, tapered, compressed, spiky serifs.
A decorative serif with compressed proportions, crisp vertical emphasis, and pronounced stroke tapering that creates a subtly inked, hand-drawn rhythm. Serifs are sharp and flared rather than blocky, with occasional spur-like terminals and wedge-like feet that add a slightly irregular silhouette. Curves are tight and often pinched (notably in round letters), while counters stay relatively small, giving the face a dense, punchy color. The lowercase includes a single-storey a and g, and several letters show swash-like entry/exit strokes that increase the sense of motion and eccentricity.
Best suited for display settings where personality matters: posters, headlines, packaging, and title treatments for books or editorial features. It can also work for brand marks and short pulls quotes, especially when a vintage or theatrical voice is desired; it is less suited to long-form body text due to its condensed density and expressive detailing.
The overall tone feels vintage and theatrical—part old showbill, part storybook—combining formality from serif structure with a mischievous, quirky energy. The sharp terminals and narrow stance lend a slightly spooky or gothic-tinged flavor without becoming fully blackletter.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, attention-grabbing serif with a deliberately eccentric, hand-inked feel—evoking historical display printing while remaining readable at headline sizes. Its tapered strokes and animated terminals suggest a goal of adding drama and charm to short text settings.
Letterforms show intentional idiosyncrasies—uneven-looking terminals, narrow joins, and distinctive inner shapes (especially in O/Q and some numerals) that read as stylistic choices rather than strict geometric construction. The figures echo the same tapered, swashy logic, with curvy, ornamented shapes that prioritize character over neutrality.