Serif Other Dere 9 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, signage, whimsical, vintage, playful, theatrical, storybook, add personality, retro display, theatrical impact, storybook tone, ball terminals, flared serifs, soft curves, quasi-blackletter, bouncy baseline.
A decorative serif with compact proportions, strong vertical stress, and high-contrast strokes. Serifs are flared and often curl into soft, teardrop-like terminals, producing a sculpted, calligraphic feel rather than a strictly rational serif construction. Curves are full and rounded, counters are relatively tight, and many joins show a slight pinch that adds sparkle in display sizes. The uppercase has a lively rhythm with varied internal shapes, while the lowercase maintains a sturdy, dark texture with distinctive bulb terminals and subtly irregular widths that keep the word shapes animated.
Well-suited for display typography in posters, titles, and attention-grabbing headings where its curled serifs and bold contrast can be appreciated. It also fits branding and packaging that aims for a vintage, handcrafted, or theatrical mood, and works well for short editorial callouts or chapter openers when set with comfortable tracking.
The overall tone is jaunty and old-world, with a hint of gothic or circus-poster flavor softened by rounded forms. It feels friendly and characterful rather than formal, giving text a storybook, headline-driven energy.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional serif and blackletter-adjacent cues into a bold, approachable display face, emphasizing decorative terminals and a buoyant rhythm to create immediate personality and strong shelf impact.
The numerals share the same decorative terminal treatment and weighty presence, making them feel integrated with the letters rather than purely utilitarian. In longer lines of text the dense color and ornamental terminals create a strong texture, suggesting it will read best when given generous size and spacing.