Serif Other Erfo 3 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, book covers, poster, dramatic, quirky, retro, ornate, attention, ornament, vintage, texture, impact, incised, beak serifs, notched, ball terminals, shadowed counters.
A heavy display serif with sharply carved, incised-looking details and frequent internal cut-ins that create a split or “stenciled” impression in bowls and counters. Serifs are crisp and often beak-like, with wedgey joins and small triangular bites that add sparkle at corners. Many letters show strong thick–thin shifts and sculpted terminals, including occasional ball terminals (notably in the lowercase), producing a crisp, high-impact rhythm. The overall texture is dense and dark, but enlivened by the repeated notches and interior apertures that break up large black shapes.
Best suited to large sizes where the incised details and interior cut shapes can read clearly—posters, editorial headlines, packaging, and bold brand marks. It can also work for short bursts of display copy where a strong, vintage-leaning serif voice is desired, but it will feel visually busy in long passages at smaller sizes.
The tone is theatrical and attention-seeking, blending vintage sign-painting drama with a slightly eccentric, cut-paper sharpness. Its carved details and bold silhouettes give it a confident, showbill presence, while the irregular interior cut-ins add a playful, idiosyncratic edge.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display serif that amplifies classic serif structure with carved notches, split counters, and ornamental terminals to create a memorable, sign-like silhouette. The consistent use of internal cut-ins suggests an emphasis on distinctive texture and dramatic black/white patterning for attention in headlines.
Round characters like O/Q and figures such as 8/9 emphasize interior cut geometry, making counters feel engineered rather than purely calligraphic. The lowercase includes distinctive, decorative forms (e.g., g, y, and j) that add personality and make the font feel more like a headline face than a text workhorse.