Serif Other Tobo 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logotypes, editorial display, art deco, theatrical, vintage, elegant, dramatic, decorative display, period revival, brand impact, vertical emphasis, flared serifs, vertical stress, high-waist, condensed caps, tall ascenders.
A decorative serif with tall, condensed proportions and pronounced vertical emphasis. Strokes are largely monolinear in feel but with clear thick–thin modulation and sharp, tapered terminals that read as flared serifs rather than bracketed ones. The caps are especially narrow and high-waisted, with small interior counters and occasional notched or pinched joins that heighten the sculpted look. Lowercase forms keep a familiar book-seriff skeleton but echo the same tapering and chiseled endings, with long ascenders/descenders and compact bowls that maintain a tight rhythm in text.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and other display sizes where its tapered terminals and compressed silhouettes can be appreciated. It can add a period-correct voice to packaging, event materials, and logotype work, especially when a refined but attention-grabbing serif is needed.
The overall tone is vintage and theatrical, evoking early-20th-century display typography with an Art Deco flavor. Its narrow, upright stance and sharpened details give it a poised, slightly dramatic presence that feels suited to stylized branding and period-minded layouts.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a classical serif foundation through a condensed, stylized lens, emphasizing verticality and carved, flaring terminals for a distinctive display voice.
In the sample text, the dark color and condensed spacing create a strong vertical cadence; the more idiosyncratic forms (notably in letters like Q, W, and some lowercase joins) add character and make it feel more like a display face than a neutral text serif.