Serif Other Teki 6 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, gothic, industrial, retro, authoritative, dramatic, attention-grabbing, vintage tone, poster impact, brand character, historic flavor, angular, blackletter-adjacent, chiseled, monolithic, spurred.
A compact, heavy display serif with tightly condensed proportions and a strong vertical axis. Strokes are blocky and low-contrast, with squared terminals and sharp, chamfered corners that create a chiseled silhouette. Serifs read as short wedge-like spurs rather than long brackets, giving letters a hard-edged, architectural feel. Counters are small and often angular, and the overall rhythm is dense, producing a dark, continuous texture in text.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, mastheads, event graphics, and brand marks where a dense, authoritative texture is an advantage. It can also work on packaging or signage when you want a stylized, vintage-industrial voice, but it is less comfortable for long passages due to its tight spacing and dark color.
The tone is bold and forceful, blending vintage poster energy with a stern, almost Gothic edge. Its sharp corners and compressed stance suggest urgency and impact, while the decorative spur serifs add a historic, engraved flavor. Overall it feels commanding, theatrical, and slightly menacing in a stylized way.
The design appears intended as a statement display face that fuses condensed poster typography with a decorative, blackletter-adjacent serif construction. Its chamfered corners, spur serifs, and compact counters prioritize punch and character over neutrality, aiming for strong recognition and a distinctive period atmosphere.
Capitals dominate visually and feel especially emblematic due to their narrow stance and pronounced corner cuts. Lowercase maintains the same rigid geometry, with simplified curves and frequent angular turns, which helps the design stay consistent at display sizes. Numerals match the letterforms with compact widths and squared, cut-in details that keep the set visually cohesive.