Serif Other Tomo 14 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, brand marks, packaging, vintage, theatrical, victorian, quirky, storybook, decorative display, vintage revival, space-saving headlines, dramatic titling, bracketed serifs, flared stems, soft terminals, tall proportions, narrow set.
A narrow, high-impact serif with tall proportions and a lively, slightly idiosyncratic rhythm. Strokes show moderate contrast and pronounced bracketed serifs, with many verticals subtly flaring into wedge-like feet and caps. Curves are compact and taut, counters are relatively tight, and joins feel sculpted rather than purely geometric, giving the alphabet a distinctly decorative construction. Numerals and capitals maintain the same condensed stance, reading solid and poster-ready with crisp, ink-trap-free contours.
Well suited to headlines and titling where a condensed footprint is useful—posters, book covers, event promotions, and packaging labels. It can also work for short editorial pull quotes or mastheads where a period or theatrical flavor is desired, but it will be most comfortable at medium to large sizes.
The tone is theatrical and old-style, evoking vintage display typography used for posters, titling, and period-flavored settings. Its narrow, emphatic forms feel assertive and slightly whimsical, lending a dramatic, storybook or Victorian mood without becoming overly ornate.
The font appears designed to deliver a condensed, attention-grabbing serif voice with a historical or theatrical lean, prioritizing characterful silhouettes and strong vertical emphasis for display use.
The design’s personality comes through in its varied serif shapes and subtly uneven, hand-cut feel across forms, which adds character in text lines. Spacing appears tuned for display: dense, vertical emphasis with compact internal space that benefits from generous tracking at smaller sizes.