Serif Other Rasa 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: display, posters, book covers, packaging, headlines, quirky, storybook, vintage, whimsical, eccentric, add personality, evoke vintage, create texture, stand out, spiky serifs, pinched joins, ink-trap feel, uneven rhythm, hand-cut look.
A tall, condensed serif with medium stroke modulation and a distinctly irregular, hand-cut rhythm. Stems are narrow and upright, while terminals and serifs feel sharp and slightly flared, with small notches and pinched joins that create an ink-trap-like texture. Curves are somewhat lopsided and taut, giving counters a slightly compressed, teardrop character. Spacing and character widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an intentionally uneven, decorative cadence in text.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, book covers, and packaging where its distinctive texture and condensed verticality can carry a strong voice. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when a whimsical, vintage flavor is desired, but it is likely most effective when used sparingly and at comfortable sizes.
The overall tone is quirky and theatrical, with a vintage, storybook sensibility. Its spiky serifs and idiosyncratic letterforms add personality and a faintly mischievous edge, making the text feel more illustrative than purely typographic.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a traditional serif model through a deliberately irregular, decorative lens—combining condensed proportions with sharp, notched detailing to create a lively, characterful texture. It prioritizes personality and atmospheric tone over neutral readability, aiming to stand out in expressive editorial and branding contexts.
The figures follow the same narrow, high-contrast-in-spots logic, with lively curves and occasional angular kinks that keep lines of text visually animated. At larger sizes the small nicks and hooked terminals read as deliberate detailing; at smaller sizes they may merge into texture and reduce clarity.