Serif Flared Sowi 3 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, titles, logos, album art, game ui, medieval, gothic, occult, dramatic, retro, evoke gothic, add intensity, signal fantasy, create identity, angular, spiky, blackletter, faceted, notched.
A sharply angular display face with faceted, notched forms and flared stroke endings that create a chiseled silhouette. Strokes are heavy and mostly uniform, with pointed terminals and wedge-like serifs that often curl or bite into the counters. The uppercase has a compact, vertical stance with squared bowls and clipped corners, while the lowercase echoes the same geometry with simplified, rigid joins. Counters tend to be rectangular or slit-like, and the overall spacing reads a bit irregular in texture by design, emphasizing a hand-forged, emblematic rhythm.
Best suited for short-form display settings such as posters, headlines, packaging accents, logos, and entertainment branding where a gothic or fantasy flavor is desired. It can work for large on-screen titling and game/film materials, but its tight apertures and decorative terminals make it less ideal for small sizes or long passages of text.
The font conveys a medieval and gothic mood with an aggressive, ritualistic edge. Its spurs and blade-like terminals suggest heraldry, fantasy, and metal-inspired aesthetics, giving text a theatrical, ominous tone. The overall impression is assertive and stylized rather than neutral or conversational.
The design appears intended to evoke blackletter and medieval inscriptional traditions through modern, geometric carving and flared endings. It prioritizes character and atmosphere over neutrality, aiming for strong identity in branding and dramatic headline contexts.
In the sample text, the distinctive letterforms remain recognizable but build strong patterning, especially in dense words where the notches and narrow apertures dominate. Numerals match the same squared, cut-metal construction, maintaining consistent presence for posters and titling.