Serif Other Ubdo 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, editorial, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ritual, authoritative, gothic revival, thematic display, historic tone, graphic texture, blackletter, angular, spiky, tapered, compressed.
A condensed, blackletter-influenced serif with tall vertical stems, sharp angles, and faceted joins. Strokes stay largely even in thickness while terminals taper into wedge-like points and small, blade-shaped serifs. Counters are tight and often rectangular, and many forms rely on straight segments with minimal curvature, creating a crisp, architectural rhythm. Capitals are narrow and rigid, while lowercase maintains a compact footprint with a notably small x-height and pointed ascenders/descenders that reinforce the vertical emphasis.
Best suited for short display settings where its vertical texture can become a graphic feature—titles, mastheads, band or event posters, and logo-like wordmarks. It can also work for thematic packaging or editorial section headers that aim for a historic or gothic atmosphere, rather than long-form text.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, suggesting tradition, solemnity, and intensity. Its spined silhouettes and daggered terminals read as historic and theatrical, lending a stern, authoritative voice with a slightly ominous edge.
The type appears designed to translate blackletter and gothic signage cues into a controlled, consistent display face: narrow proportions, sharp serifing, and simplified stroke contrast prioritize impact and a strong medieval flavor while remaining clean and uniform in construction.
The design favors vertical texture over open readability: spacing and interior shapes are restrained, and several letters adopt blackletter-like constructions that produce a dense, patterned word image. Numerals follow the same chiseled, angular logic, keeping the set visually cohesive in display sizes.