Serif Other Laba 9 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, book covers, dramatic, stylized, vintage, theatrical, quirky, attention grab, ornamental impact, vintage flavor, distinct wordshape, flared serifs, bracketed, bulb terminals, tapered stems, ink-trap feel.
A very heavy display serif with pronounced thick–thin contrast and sharply tapered stems. Serifs are flared and often bracketed, with distinctive teardrop and bulb-like terminals that create a sculpted, cut-in feel at joins and stroke endings. Counters are relatively compact, while curves show deep, deliberate notches and swelling transitions that give the letters a carved, ornamental rhythm. Overall spacing and proportions favor punchy silhouettes over even texture, keeping the face most comfortable at larger sizes.
Best suited to headlines, titles, and short bursts of text where its sculpted contrast and decorative terminals can read clearly. It fits well in posters, branding marks, packaging, and book or album covers that want a bold vintage or theatrical tone. Use with generous size and spacing for optimal clarity.
The font projects a dramatic, slightly eccentric classicism—part vintage poster, part storybook theatrical. Its strong black shapes and decorative terminals feel confident and attention-grabbing, with a playful edge that prevents it from reading as purely formal.
The design appears intended as an expressive, high-impact serif for display typography, combining traditional serif structure with exaggerated terminals and carved-looking joins to create a distinctive, characterful voice.
The numerals and capitals carry especially bold, emblematic forms, while the lowercase maintains a tall, sturdy presence that keeps paragraphs looking dense and display-oriented. The distinctive terminal shapes and deep modulation create strong word images, but can also add visual noise at small sizes.