Serif Other Mehy 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, book titles, storybook, old-world, whimsical, playful, folksy, expressive display, vintage flavor, whimsical branding, ornamental serif, curly terminals, flared serifs, soft bracketing, rounded joins, ink-trap feel.
A decorative serif with chunky stems and smoothly bracketed, flared serifs. Letterforms are built from sturdy, rounded strokes with pronounced curl terminals and teardrop-like finishes, giving many capitals a gently swashed silhouette. Counters are relatively compact and the lowercase shows a small x-height with tall ascenders, creating a bouncy vertical rhythm. The overall texture is dark and lively, with subtle irregularity in widths and a hand-cut, display-oriented cadence rather than strict text uniformity.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, packaging, and signage where its curled terminals and dark texture can be clearly resolved. It also works well for book titles, chapter openers, and themed branding that benefits from a vintage, storybook atmosphere. For extended small-size text, its compact counters and dense color may feel heavy, so it performs strongest in short bursts of copy.
The font projects a storybook, old-time charm with a mischievous, theatrical edge. Its curled terminals and bulb-like details read as friendly and expressive, evoking vintage signage, folkloric packaging, and whimsical chapter headings. The tone is more playful than formal, leaning toward characterful ornament over neutrality.
The design intention appears to be a characterful serif that blends traditional construction with playful terminal flourishes to create an immediately recognizable voice. It prioritizes personality and decorative rhythm while keeping familiar serif structures for legibility in display typography.
Capitals carry much of the personality through curled entry strokes and embellished top terminals, while the lowercase remains sturdy and readable at display sizes. Numerals inherit the same rounded, decorative serif language, with noticeable curls and soft transitions that keep figures consistent with the letterforms. Spacing in the sample text suggests it is intended to breathe at larger sizes where the ornamental terminals can be appreciated.