Serif Other Vino 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, book covers, playful, retro, friendly, punchy, storybook, impact, personality, warmth, retro flavor, display readability, bracketed, rounded, soft, bulbous, ink-trap-like.
A heavy, soft-edged serif with rounded, bracketed terminals and pronounced, sculpted joins. Strokes are thick and confident with moderate contrast and a gently calligraphic feel, creating a lively texture in text. Counters tend toward oval and slightly pinched shapes, and several letters show subtle flare and teardrop-like terminals that add a decorative, hand-cut impression while staying broadly readable. Numerals are bold and curvy, matching the letterforms’ buoyant weight and compact interior spaces.
Best used for short-to-medium display copy where its bold texture and distinctive serif detailing can be appreciated—such as headlines, posters, packaging, brand wordmarks, and book or album covers. It can also work for brief pull quotes or section headers, but its heavy color and compact counters may feel dense in long-form body text at smaller sizes.
The overall tone is warm and characterful, blending a vintage editorial vibe with a playful, almost storybook charm. Its chunky presence feels inviting rather than severe, making it well-suited to expressive, personality-driven typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, decorative serif voice—combining strong weight with softened, expressive terminals to create a recognizable, retro-leaning display style.
In the sample text, the dense weight produces strong color and a rhythmic “bounce,” especially around rounded letters and junctions. The design’s distinctive terminals and softened serifs become more apparent at display sizes, where the subtle shaping reads as intentional detailing rather than pure mass.