Serif Other Koga 3 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazines, posters, branding, fashion, theatrical, dramatic, luxury, headline impact, luxury tone, stylized classicism, editorial voice, dramatic contrast, condensed, hairline, flared, sculptural, sharp.
A condensed display serif with extreme thick–thin modulation: razor-thin hairlines and needle-like serifs contrast with bold, vertical stems. Letterforms feel tightly drawn and tall, with compact counters and an overall vertical rhythm. Serifs are sharp and often wedge-like, with occasional flared terminals and delicate entry/exit strokes that create a crisp, etched look. The design shows intentional irregularities in width and stroke distribution across glyphs, giving the set a slightly eccentric, decorative construction while remaining broadly consistent.
Best suited for headlines, magazine display typography, pull quotes, and title treatments where its contrast and condensed proportions can create a strong vertical rhythm. It also works well for luxury-oriented branding elements (logos, packaging, labels) and dramatic poster or event graphics, especially when set with ample tracking and generous line spacing.
The tone is high-drama and high-style, evoking fashion mastheads, luxury branding, and theatrical poster typography. Its stark contrast and narrow stance read as confident and polished, with a slightly provocative, art-directed edge rather than a purely classical book-face demeanor.
The design appears intended to deliver a couture-style, attention-grabbing serif voice by pushing contrast and condensation to an expressive extreme. Its controlled eccentricities suggest an art-directed display face built for impact and personality rather than neutral, long-form reading.
At larger sizes the fine hairlines and sharp joins become a defining feature, while at smaller sizes they may visually disappear, increasing the perceived darkness of the vertical strokes. Numerals follow the same tall, contrasty logic and sit comfortably with the capitals for headline use.