Serif Other Puho 5 is a light, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, posters, invitations, packaging, whimsical, storybook, quirky, elegant, hand-drawn, add personality, evoke classic print, decorate text, create charm, spidery, delicate, calligraphic, tapered, flared.
A delicate serif design with noticeably tapered strokes and crisp contrast between hairlines and thicker stems. Proportions are generally condensed, with tall ascenders and descenders that give the text a vertical, airy rhythm. Serifs are fine and lightly flared, and many joins and terminals feel drawn with a pen-like modulation rather than rigid geometry. Curves are slightly irregular in a controlled way (notably in rounded letters and numerals), which adds personality while keeping overall structure readable.
Best suited to display sizes where its fine hairlines and expressive terminals can be appreciated—headlines, book or album titles, posters, invitations, and boutique packaging. It can work for short editorial pull quotes or chapter openers, but the delicate details and condensed rhythm make it less ideal for long passages at small sizes.
The font projects a whimsical, literary tone—part classic bookish elegance, part quirky hand-rendered charm. Its spidery contrast and narrow stance evoke old-world captions and fanciful display typography, suggesting a playful sophistication rather than a strictly formal voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a refined serif voice with an intentionally idiosyncratic, hand-touched finish. It prioritizes personality and atmosphere—creating a memorable, literary look—while maintaining enough structure to remain legible in short-form text.
Uppercase forms stay restrained but include distinctive quirks (such as narrow bowls and subtly curved strokes), while the lowercase introduces more character through varied terminals and lively, slightly asymmetric curves. Numerals follow the same high-contrast, lightly calligraphic logic, with a particularly graceful “8” and curled details on figures like “2” and “3.”