Serif Other Urna 3 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Judgement' by Device, 'FX Nukari' by Differentialtype, 'Machine' by Letterena Studios, and 'Stallman' and 'Stallman Round' by Par Défaut (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, logo design, packaging, signage, industrial, retro, sturdy, poster-ready, authoritative, impact, branding, display, nostalgia, blocky, square-shouldered, chamfered, ink-trap-like, compact.
A heavy, block-drawn serif with squared proportions, rounded outer corners, and crisp interior cut-ins. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal contrast, producing a compact, weighty texture in both caps and lowercase. Serifs are short and integrated, often reading as bracketless nubs or squared terminals rather than delicate finishing strokes. Many letters show angular notches and small interior openings (especially in counters and joins), giving an ink-trap-like, engineered feel and helping counters stay readable at large sizes.
Best suited for display applications where mass and personality are assets: headlines, poster typography, storefront or wayfinding-style signage, packaging, and bold branding marks. It can also work for short subheads or callouts where a compact, high-impact texture is desired, but it is likely to feel heavy for long-form text.
The overall tone is bold and assertive with a retro-industrial flavor. Its chunky silhouettes and machined details evoke signage, headlines, and utilitarian branding rather than book typography. The font feels confident and slightly playful due to the rounded corners and stylized cut-ins, while still remaining tough and commanding.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through dense, squared letterforms and simplified serif cues. The combination of rounded corners and angular cut-ins suggests a deliberate decorative construction aimed at strong reproduction in bold, high-contrast layouts and attention-grabbing titling.
The rhythm is tight and blocky, with wide, rectangular counters and distinctive, squared-off curves (notably in C/G/O and the numerals). The lowercase maintains the same stout construction as the caps, creating strong consistency in mixed-case settings. Numerals match the alphabet’s geometric, cut-corner logic, supporting impactful display use.