Serif Other Ekby 11 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, magazine covers, branding, packaging, dramatic, editorial, theatrical, retro, ornate, display impact, ornamental texture, engraved feel, vintage flair, wedge serif, flared, incised, high-shouldered, angular joins.
A bold, decorative serif with wedge-like, flared terminals and sharp triangular cut-ins that create a carved, stencil-adjacent rhythm across strokes. Bowls and rounds are broad and slightly squarish in feeling, with consistent internal notches that open counters and add sparkle, especially in C, G, O, Q, S, and the numerals. Serifs read as pointed wedges rather than slabs, and the joins often form crisp angles (notably in K, M, N, W, X), giving the face a chiseled, poster-ready texture. Lowercase maintains sturdy stems and compact counters with a single-storey a and g, a robust t, and pronounced wedge terminals that keep the texture consistent at text sizes.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and short editorial bursts where the carved details can read clearly. It works well for branding and packaging that benefit from a bold, crafted personality, and for event or entertainment graphics where a dramatic, vintage-leaning display voice is desired.
The overall tone is assertive and theatrical, combining classical serif cues with a playful, cut-paper or engraved bite. The repeated triangular incisions add a sense of motion and drama, making the font feel suited to bold statements rather than quiet reading. It evokes a vintage showcard or Art Deco–adjacent display sensibility while remaining distinctly stylized and modern in its patterning.
The design appears intended to merge a traditional serif silhouette with a distinctive incised/stenciled detail system, producing strong letterforms that stay legible while delivering an immediately recognizable texture. Its construction prioritizes impact, rhythm, and stylistic consistency across caps, lowercase, and figures for display-led typography.
Spacing appears intentionally open for a display face, with large black shapes balanced by frequent internal cutouts that prevent heaviness. The numerals follow the same motif, with distinctive apertures and sharp terminals that keep them coherent in headline settings.