Serif Other Haru 8 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, branding, whimsical, vintage, storybook, hand-cut, quirky, expressive display, vintage revival, quirky refinement, decorative impact, flared, bracketed, calligraphic, ink-trap, soft terminals.
A decorative serif with condensed proportions, pronounced stroke contrast, and lively, slightly irregular contours. Serifs are flared and often bracketed, with wedge-like feet and beak-like head serifs that give stems a sculpted, hand-cut feel. Curves show subtle bulges and tight joins, and several letters feature small ink-trap-like notches where strokes meet, contributing to a crisp, carved rhythm. The overall color is dark and assertive, while counters stay relatively open for a condensed design.
Best suited to display typography where character matters more than neutrality: headlines, poster titles, packaging callouts, and branding marks with a vintage or whimsical direction. It can also work for chapter headings or pull quotes, but its dense color and decorative details are most effective at medium-to-large sizes.
The letterforms convey a playful, old-world tone—part Victorian display, part storybook signage. Its idiosyncratic serifs and springy curves feel theatrical and slightly mischievous rather than formal, lending personality and charm to short statements.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional serif construction with a deliberately quirky, hand-crafted finish—combining condensed display impact with ornamental, calligraphy-adjacent details for expressive titling.
Capitals have a strong vertical stance with distinctive top serifs, while lowercase forms lean into quirky details (notably the curled terminals and looped shapes in a, g, and y). Numerals match the same hand-wrought flavor, with stylized curves and compact widths that keep them visually consistent in display settings.