Serif Other Dozo 9 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, western, vintage, poster, sturdy, authoritative, display impact, vintage tone, signage feel, attention grabbing, bracketed, wedge serifs, cupped terminals, ink-trap feel, compressed counters.
A heavy, decorative serif with pronounced wedge-like, bracketed serifs and strong vertical stress. Strokes show dramatic thick–thin modulation, with deep joins and tight internal counters that create a compact, punched-in silhouette. Many terminals appear slightly cupped or notched, giving an ink-trap-like bite at corners and intersections. The overall rhythm is solid and blocky, with broad capitals and similarly robust lowercase forms that read clearly at display sizes.
Best suited to posters, headlines, and short emphatic phrases where its bold serif detailing can be appreciated. It also fits branding, packaging, and signage that want a vintage or Western-tinged tone, particularly in large sizes and high-contrast layouts.
The letterforms evoke vintage signage and old-style advertising, with a rugged, frontier-leaning confidence. Its dense shapes and emphatic serifs communicate authority and impact, leaning more theatrical than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a nostalgic, display-first voice, combining dramatic contrast with wedge serifs and notched details to create a distinctive, stamp-like presence.
The numerals and uppercase share a consistent, carved look, and the lowercase maintains the same weighty presence rather than becoming delicate. The tight apertures and high-contrast interior shaping suggest it will feel strongest when given ample size and breathing room, especially in longer strings of text.