Serif Other Hadi 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: display, titles, packaging, posters, editorial, storybook, whimsical, folk, rustic, antique, handcrafted feel, vintage flavor, expressive display, storybook tone, flared, calligraphic, bracketed, tapered, lively.
A decorative serif with calligraphic construction and visibly tapered strokes that swell and thin through curves and joins. Serifs are small and flared, often bracketed into the stems, with softly sculpted terminals that feel hand-cut rather than mechanical. The rhythm is lively and slightly irregular, with narrow capitals and compact lowercase forms; counters are rounded and moderately open, and curves show a gentle organic wobble. Numerals follow the same hand-inked logic, with curvy, old-style-like shapes and varying stroke endings that emphasize a crafted texture in text.
Best suited to display typography where its hand-crafted contrast and flared serifs can be appreciated—book covers, chapter heads, posters, artisanal packaging, and themed editorial headings. It can also work for short text passages or pull quotes when a warm, storybook texture is desired.
The overall tone is playful and old-world, evoking hand-lettered signage, fairy-tale titles, and printed ephemera. Its animated stroke endings and slightly eccentric proportions give it a friendly, characterful voice that feels personal and artisanal rather than formal.
The font appears designed to merge traditional serif structure with a hand-lettered, calligraphic finish, prioritizing charm and personality over strict typographic regularity. Its tapered strokes and flared serifs suggest an intention to reference historical or folk printing while remaining approachable and decorative.
Uppercase letters lean toward tall, slender silhouettes with expressive, slightly uneven serifing, while the lowercase shows a bouncy baseline feel in words. The design’s contrast and flared terminals create strong sparkle at larger sizes and a textured color in running text.