Serif Other Nyfu 3 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, branding, packaging, editorial, quotes, casual, friendly, handmade, retro, bookish, handwritten warmth, expressive text, retro charm, editorial flavor, calligraphic, soft serifs, rounded terminals, lively rhythm, humanist.
A cursive, serifed design with a steady rightward slant and gently swelling strokes. Serifs are small and soft, often suggested as tapered flares rather than sharp brackets, giving the letterforms a calligraphic, hand-drawn feel. Curves are generous and slightly irregular in a controlled way, with rounded terminals and open counters that keep the texture light. The capitals are broad and flowing, while lowercase forms maintain an easy rhythm; figures are simple, slightly angled, and harmonize with the cursive motion.
Best suited for short to medium-length text where personality is desirable: brand marks, packaging labels, invitations, pull quotes, headings, and editorial accents. It can work for readable paragraphs at comfortable sizes, particularly in lifestyle or cultural contexts, but its expressive cursive rhythm will be most effective when given enough size and spacing.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a personal, handwritten energy that reads as informal but cared-for. It evokes a lightly nostalgic, literary mood—more café-menu and notebook than corporate document—while still feeling coherent and typographically intentional.
The design appears intended to blend italic, handwritten motion with a serif vocabulary, producing a friendly, legible face that feels crafted rather than mechanical. Its goal seems to be adding warmth and narrative character to typography while retaining consistent structure across the alphabet and numerals.
Several shapes lean into distinctive, expressive details (notably the looping Q and the long, sweeping descenders), which adds character and helps it stand out in display settings. Word shapes remain clear in the sample text, but the animated stroke endings and slant create a lively, slightly bouncy line.