Serif Other Meze 3 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazines, book covers, packaging, classic, formal, dramatic, literary, distinctive classic, headline impact, editorial elegance, ornamental serif, bracketed, ball terminals, beaked serifs, scotch roman, calligraphic.
A high-contrast serif with thick, rounded main strokes and hairline transitions that create a crisp, engraved rhythm. Serifs are bracketed and often flare into beaked or curled terminals, giving many letters a subtly ornamental finish. The proportions feel generously set with open counters and a steady vertical stance, while the lowercase shows a moderate x-height and pronounced ascenders/descenders. Curves (notably in C, G, S, and the bowls) are full and smooth, and the figures follow the same bold/film-thin contrast with assertive top/bottom serifs.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, and short passages where contrast and terminal detail can be appreciated—such as magazine/editorial design, book covers, cultural branding, and premium packaging. It can work for pull quotes or deck copy when set with comfortable spacing and size to preserve the fine hairlines.
The overall tone is confident and stately, with a traditional bookish flavor amplified by theatrical, ink-trap-like curls and sharp hairlines. It reads as authoritative and editorial, but with enough flourish to feel distinctive and slightly dramatic in display settings.
The design appears intended to modernize a classical high-contrast serif by adding distinctive beaks and curled terminals, producing a more expressive display texture while retaining an upright, editorial structure.
In text, the strong contrast and decorative terminal behavior draw attention to word shapes, especially around capitals and the ends of strokes. The ampersand and punctuation inherit the same sculpted, serifed logic, reinforcing a consistent, headline-oriented personality.