Serif Other Emse 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, victorian, circus, playful, theatrical, retro, showcard, ornamentation, vintage display, attention grabbing, poster impact, flared, wedge serif, engraved, swashy, quirky.
A decorative serif with flared, wedge-like terminals and a distinctly sculpted, cut-paper feel. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation with sharp ink traps and notched joins that create small triangular counters and bite marks at corners. Many glyphs lean with a backward slant, and the rhythm is lively and uneven by design, with rounded bowls contrasted against abruptly clipped serifs and tapering stems. Numerals and capitals carry the strongest display character, while the lowercase maintains the same chiseled, faceted construction and energetic texture.
Best suited to display typography where the carved details and wedge serifs can be appreciated—posters, headlines, packaging, labels, and storefront-style signage. It can also work for short editorial pull quotes or event identities where a vintage showcard flavor is desired, but it’s less appropriate for dense body copy.
The font conveys a theatrical, old-world showcard energy—part Victorian poster, part carnival display. Its dramatic contrast and quirky notches feel ornamental and attention-seeking, producing a spirited, slightly mischievous tone rather than a formal one.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic serif display letterforms with a deliberately ornamental, chiseled construction. By combining strong contrast, wedge serifs, and notched ink-trap-like cuts, it aims to produce a bold, vintage-inspired texture that stands out at larger sizes.
In text settings the internal cuts and sharp notches become a defining texture, especially in letters like S, G, R, and the diagonals in K, N, and X. The backward slant and tapered wedges can make long passages feel animated, so spacing and size will strongly affect legibility and overall color.