Serif Other Yino 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, editorial, art deco, stencil, theatrical, poster, decorative display, visual texture, retro styling, brand impact, cutout, notched, high impact, geometric, display.
A heavy, high-impact serif display with a cutout/stencil construction. Strokes are built from broad, geometric masses with frequent internal voids, wedges, and circular notches that break counters and terminals. Serifs read as sharp, triangular slices rather than classical bracketed forms, and many letters use segmented curves that create a rhythmic pattern of black shapes and negative spaces. Proportions are generally wide with large bowls and sturdy verticals, while the lowercase maintains a large x-height and compact ascenders/descenders for dense setting.
Best suited to large sizes where the internal cutouts and sharp serif slices remain clear—headlines, posters, signage, book or magazine display, and packaging. It also works well for logos and branding that want a distinctive, vintage-modern stamp, but is likely too busy for long body copy at small sizes.
The overall tone feels theatrical and vintage, with a distinctly Art Deco–leaning, showcard character. The engineered cutouts add a crafted, stenciled flavor that can read as industrial or editorial, while the bold silhouettes keep it confident and attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended as a decorative serif display that merges classic letterforms with a stencil-like, modular construction, prioritizing silhouette and pattern over conventional readability in extended text.
The alphabet shows consistent use of circular punch-like details (notably in letters with bowls and the i/j dots), giving the design a signature motif. In text, the repeated cutouts create a strong texture, so spacing and line breaks become part of the visual effect; it reads best when the shapes have room to breathe.