Serif Other Ihba 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book titles, packaging, posters, branding, headlines, storybook, old-world, whimsical, rustic, antique, vintage feel, human texture, decorative serif, display character, heritage tone, bracketed, wedge serifs, calligraphic, soft terminals, lively rhythm.
This serif features flared, wedge-like serifs and gently bracketed joins that create a soft, chiseled silhouette. Strokes show modest contrast with rounded, ink-trap-like notches and slightly uneven terminal shaping, giving the letters a hand-cut, organic feel. Curves are full and slightly lopsided in a deliberate way, while verticals stay steady; counters are open enough to keep the texture readable despite the decorative edges. Overall spacing and rhythm feel lively rather than strictly mechanical, with small variations that add character across the alphabet and numerals.
Well suited to editorial display such as book titles, chapter heads, pull quotes, and short passages where texture is welcome. It also fits branding and packaging that aim for heritage, artisanal, or fantasy/storytelling cues, and works effectively on posters and signage where its distinctive serif detailing can be appreciated.
The overall tone is quaint and story-forward, evoking vintage print, folk craft, and lightly gothic book typography without becoming severe. Its irregular detailing reads as friendly and human, making text feel expressive and a bit mischievous rather than purely formal.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional serif construction with hand-tooled, decorative terminal work, balancing legibility with a deliberately rustic, characterful finish. It aims to bring an antique, narrative flavor to modern layouts while remaining coherent across upper- and lowercase and figures.
The font’s personality comes from consistent terminal flicks, tapered serifs, and subtle asymmetries that show up in both caps and lowercase, producing a textured line in paragraph settings. Numerals share the same carved, slightly whimsical construction, supporting display use where figures need to match the letterforms.