Serif Other Bupo 2 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logo marks, book covers, playful, retro, folksy, cheerful, whimsical, display impact, vintage flavor, friendly character, decorative texture, bulbous, bracketed, soft, bouncy, chubby.
A heavy, rounded serif with strongly bulbous terminals and soft, generously bracketed serifs that read almost like inflated wedges. Strokes show noticeable thick–thin modulation, with narrower joins and fuller outer curves that create a lively, sculpted silhouette. Counters are relatively small and rounded, and spacing feels open enough to keep the dense forms from clogging, especially in lowercase. Overall proportions are broad and stable, with friendly curvature and minimal sharp angles throughout.
Best suited to display applications where personality matters—posters, headlines, packaging, signage, and brand marks. It can also work for short pull quotes or titling, but its dense weight and decorative detailing are more effective at medium to large sizes than in long-form small text.
The face projects a buoyant, good-humored tone with a distinct vintage flavor. Its swelling curves and soft serifs feel approachable and slightly theatrical, lending a warm, nostalgic personality suited to expressive, character-led typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, nostalgic serif voice with extra softness and charm, using rounded terminals and pronounced bracketing to create an inviting, decorative texture. Its letterforms prioritize distinctive silhouettes and a lively rhythm over neutrality, aiming for immediate visual character in headline contexts.
In text settings the rhythm is punchy and highly graphic, with distinctive shapes for letters like a, g, t, and y that emphasize the font’s decorative serif construction. Numerals share the same inflated, soft-terminal logic, making them visually consistent for display use. The strong silhouettes remain legible at larger sizes, where the bracketed serifs and contrast become part of the texture.