Serif Other Rama 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, branding, quirky, storybook, vintage, eccentric, playful, display, personality, drama, handcrafted, spiky serifs, flared terminals, calligraphic, chiseled, nervy.
A condensed, high-contrast serif with sharp, spiky serifs and irregular, hand-cut looking terminals. Strokes alternate between hairline thins and abruptly swelling verticals, producing a lively, uneven rhythm across words. Curves are slightly pinched and counters tend toward narrow ovals, while ascenders and capitals read tall and prominent. The overall drawing feels intentionally idiosyncratic, with small asymmetries and varied terminal shapes that keep the texture animated rather than strictly geometric.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, book covers, and expressive branding where its narrow footprint and spiky details can be appreciated. It can work for short passages in larger sizes when a distinctive, eccentric serif texture is desired, but it is likely to feel dense in small, information-heavy typography.
The tone is theatrical and slightly mischievous—more quirky and story-driven than formal. It suggests a vintage, handmade sensibility, with a hint of gothic or folklore flavor without becoming fully blackletter. The narrow stance and sharp finishing details add drama and a touch of tension, making the voice feel expressive and characterful.
The design appears intended as a decorative serif that borrows from calligraphic and chiseled cues to create a distinctive, condensed voice. Rather than optimizing for neutrality, it prioritizes personality—using sharp serifs, dramatic contrast, and slight irregularities to evoke a handcrafted, vintage display aesthetic.
In continuous text the strong contrast and condensed spacing create a dark-and-light sparkle, but the pointed serifs and uneven stroke modulation make the texture busy at small sizes. Numerals share the same tall, narrow proportions, and punctuation (as seen in the sample) follows the same sharp-terminal logic, reinforcing consistency across a line of text.