Serif Other Tege 9 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Beachwood' by Swell Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logos, packaging, industrial, authoritative, vintage, athletic, no-nonsense, impact, space-saving, retro tone, mechanical feel, octagonal, chamfered, engraved, condensed, angular.
A condensed, all-caps-friendly serif with sharply chamfered corners and an octagonal, cut-out construction throughout. Strokes are heavy and fairly even, with short bracketless serifs and frequent flat terminals that feel mechanically trimmed rather than penned. Counters are squarish and tight, curves are minimized, and diagonals (as in V, W, X, Y) are straight and rigid, creating a compact, vertical rhythm. Numerals follow the same faceted logic, with blocky bowls and clipped joins that keep the overall texture dense and uniform.
Best suited to display sizes where the chamfered details and compact proportions can project impact—posters, headlines, wordmarks, packaging labels, and signage. It can also work for short blocks of text in branding contexts, but the dense texture and tight counters suggest keeping continuous reading to larger sizes or limited amounts of copy.
The face communicates a tough, utilitarian confidence—more stamped and engineered than elegant. Its faceted serifs and condensed stance evoke vintage signage, varsity/athletic titling, and industrial labeling, giving text a commanding, slightly retro edge.
The design appears intended to translate traditional serif structures into a hard-edged, machined aesthetic, prioritizing compact width and high visual authority for titling and identification-style typography.
Uppercase forms are especially cohesive, with consistent corner notches and squared apertures that maintain a steady dark color across lines. Lowercase echoes the same geometry but can read more display-oriented due to the narrow internal space and angular detailing, which becomes more pronounced in longer passages.