Serif Contrasted Ofmy 3 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, editorial display, headlines, packaging, posters, whimsical, storybook, vintage, handcrafted, charming, expressive display, vintage flavor, humanized classic, distinct voice, warm editorial, flared serifs, tapered strokes, calligraphic, lively rhythm, quirky details.
A high-contrast serif with crisp thick–thin modulation and a slightly irregular, hand-drawn steadiness. Serifs are small, flared, and often asymmetrical, with wedge-like terminals and tapered joins that give strokes a gently calligraphic feel. Letterforms are relatively wide with open counters and a varied, animated baseline/edge behavior that keeps repeated shapes from feeling overly mechanical. Numerals and capitals show the same sharp contrast and lively finishing, producing a distinctive texture in both isolated glyphs and paragraph settings.
Best suited for display-driven applications such as book covers, magazine headlines, pull quotes, posters, and packaging where its distinctive contrast and charming details can be appreciated. It can work for short text passages in larger sizes when a lively, vintage-leaning tone is desired, but it is most effective when allowed to breathe with generous spacing and scale.
The overall tone feels playful and literary—evoking old printing, fairy-tale titles, and eccentric editorial typography. Its quirky terminals and lively rhythm add warmth and personality, reading as expressive rather than austere or strictly formal.
The design appears intended to blend classic high-contrast serif structure with an intentionally human, slightly whimsical finish. It aims to deliver a recognizable editorial voice—refined in silhouette yet informal in detail—so text feels characterful and memorable.
In text, the strong contrast and energetic details create a pronounced sparkle and a slightly bouncy color, especially around curved forms and diagonals. The ampersand and several lowercase forms lean into decorative finishing, which can become a feature at display sizes where the terminal shapes are more apparent.