Serif Other Hava 16 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book titles, packaging, posters, branding, editorial display, storybook, whimsical, old-style, hand-touched, quirky, add character, evoke vintage, storybook feel, decorative serif, bracketed, calligraphic, soft terminals, flared strokes, ink-trap-like.
A lively serif with pronounced stroke contrast and softly bracketed serifs that often flare into teardrop and wedge-like terminals. Curves are generous and slightly irregular, with subtle calligraphic modulation that gives the outlines a hand-touched rhythm rather than rigid geometry. Capitals show classical proportions but with playful detailing—curled hooks, tapered joins, and occasional spur-like accents—while the lowercase keeps a rounded, readable skeleton with distinctive, individualized forms. Numerals follow the same decorative logic, mixing smooth bowls with sharp tapers and small terminal flicks.
Well-suited to display typography where personality is an asset: book and chapter titles, packaging, posters, event materials, and brand marks that want a whimsical or vintage-leaning voice. It can handle short paragraphs or pull quotes, but its decorative terminals and energetic texture will be most effective at larger sizes where the detailing can be appreciated.
The overall tone is charming and lightly eccentric, suggesting vintage print, folktale titling, or theatrical signage. Its contrast and quirky terminals add personality and a sense of craft, lending text a warm, slightly mischievous character rather than a strictly formal one.
The design appears intended to reinterpret an old-style serif with a decorative, hand-inked sensibility—maintaining familiar serif letter structures while adding distinctive terminal flicks, flares, and lively contrast to create a memorable, characterful texture.
In running text, the irregular terminal treatments and varied serif shapes create a textured color on the page, with certain letters (notably those with descenders and diagonals) drawing extra attention through curled or hooked finishing strokes. Spacing appears comfortable for display and short passages, with a deliberately non-uniform rhythm that reads as stylistic rather than accidental.