Serif Other Omru 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, posters, headlines, title cards, game titles, gothic, old-world, dramatic, ecclesiastical, storybook, historic tone, dramatic display, ornamental serif, blackletter influence, flared, spiky, tapered, calligraphic, angular.
This typeface features sharply flared, wedge-like serifs and tapered stroke endings that create a spiky, faceted silhouette. Strokes show a calligraphic modulation with crisp transitions and frequent pointed terminals, giving letters a carved, chiseled feel rather than smooth bracketed serifs. Proportions are compact and tall, with narrow bowls and tight apertures; curves are slightly pinched, and joins often resolve into triangular notches or hooks. Lowercase forms keep a readable, traditional skeleton while adding distinctive flicks on ascenders and descenders; numerals follow the same pointed, flared logic for a cohesive texture.
Best suited to display typography where its flared serifs and pointed terminals can be appreciated—such as book covers, film or game titles, posters, chapter headings, and themed branding. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when set with generous size and spacing, but the energetic detailing is most effective in larger, attention-grabbing applications.
The overall tone is historic and theatrical, evoking blackletter-adjacent gravitas without fully committing to a gothic script. Its sharp serifs and tense curves add a sense of mystery and ritual, reading as antique, dramatic, and slightly ominous in blocks of text.
The design appears intended to fuse a classic serif foundation with ornamental, blackletter-influenced detailing, producing a historical voice that feels carved and ceremonial. Its consistent use of wedge terminals and tapered strokes suggests a focus on atmosphere and period character over neutrality.
In text, the repeated wedge terminals create a lively, shimmering rhythm, especially along baselines and cap lines. The design’s distinctive terminals can become visually busy at smaller sizes, but they provide strong character and instant recognition in display settings.