Serif Other Toho 9 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, titles, dramatic, theatrical, vintage, stylized, quirky, display impact, ornamental texture, retro styling, logoability, high-shouldered, flared, ink-trap-like, scalloped, sharp.
A highly stylized serif with heavy, sculpted strokes and pronounced internal cut-ins that create keyhole-like apertures and stencil-adjacent breaks. Curves are drawn with tight, teardrop terminals and scooped counters, while verticals feel carved and slightly flared, giving many letters a split-stem look. The rhythm is compact and punchy, with distinctive notch details repeating across rounds (C, O, Q) and bowls (B, P, R), producing a consistent decorative texture. Numerals echo the same carved-in detailing, with strong silhouettes and crisp internal voids.
Best suited to display typography such as posters, titles, editorial headlines, and brand marks where its ornamental carving can be appreciated. It can also work for packaging and signage that benefits from a vintage or theatrical voice, particularly when set with generous tracking and ample size.
The font projects a dramatic, slightly whimsical mood—part Art Deco poster, part vintage circus or cabaret. Its carved shapes and theatrical contrast in negative space make it feel performative and attention-seeking, with an antique display flavor rather than a quiet, literary tone.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a classic serif skeleton through decorative cut-ins and repeated internal shaping, prioritizing distinctive silhouette and texture. It aims to deliver an instantly recognizable, poster-ready voice with consistent ornamental motifs across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
In running text the repeated internal cut-ins form a strong pattern that can reduce small-size clarity, especially where counters become narrow. At larger sizes the distinctive notches and split-stem gestures read as intentional ornamentation and give headlines a memorable, emblematic presence.