Serif Other Omla 6 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, game titles, brand marks, headlines, gothic, storybook, old-world, mysterious, hand-cut, display impact, historic evocation, dramatic tone, handcrafted feel, decorative texture, spiky serifs, tapered strokes, asymmetric terminals, calligraphic, high-waisted capitals.
This is a decorative serif with a condensed, vertical stance and subtly irregular, hand-shaped contours. Strokes taper into sharp, wedge-like serifs and pointed terminals, giving many letters a slightly barbed silhouette rather than smooth bracketed joins. The contrast is moderate, with noticeable swelling in verticals and thinner connecting strokes, and the rhythm is lively due to small variations in curve tension and serif length. Lowercase forms sit on a low x-height with tall ascenders, and several glyphs show idiosyncratic details (hooked feet, angled spur cuts, and narrow counters) that emphasize a crafted, non-mechanical feel.
Best suited to display typography such as posters, book and album covers, game titles, packaging, and logo wordmarks where a gothic or storybook tone is desired. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes, but its spiky details and condensed build are most effective at larger sizes.
The font reads as gothic-leaning and theatrical, with an old-world, slightly ominous flavor. Its sharp serifs and tapered cuts suggest folklore, fantasy ephemera, and vintage print artifacts, creating a mood that is dramatic and mysterious rather than neutral or academic.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive, handcrafted serif voice: condensed for impact, sharpened with wedge serifs for drama, and lightly irregular to evoke historic or fantastical printed matter rather than contemporary editorial text.
The numerals and punctuation follow the same pointed, tapered construction, keeping the set cohesive in display settings. Spacing and letterfit appear tuned for headline use, where the narrow proportions and distinctive terminals can carry the visual character without feeling cramped.