Serif Other Akmo 10 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, headlines, greeting cards, playful, storybook, handmade, whimsical, friendly, add warmth, stand out, evoke whimsy, humanize text, soft serifs, rounded terminals, bouncy, informal, bulbous.
A decorative serif with softened, rounded stroke endings and small, blunted serif-like nubs that give the letterforms a molded, hand-shaped feel. Strokes are fairly even but swell subtly at joins and terminals, creating a gentle, organic rhythm rather than crisp calligraphic contrast. Curves are generous and slightly irregular, with open counters and a lively baseline bounce in several letters, while capitals stay broad and stable. Overall proportions lean roomy with short-to-moderate ascenders/descenders and rounded, slightly flared details that read clearly at display sizes.
Well-suited to short, prominent text where personality is desired: children’s and family-oriented publishing, playful branding, packaging, invitations, and poster headlines. It can work for pull quotes or short blurbs, but its animated texture is most effective at larger sizes where the soft serif details and rounded terminals remain distinct.
The tone is warm and whimsical, with a cozy, storybook character that feels approachable and lightly humorous. Its soft serifs and bouncy shapes suggest a casual, handmade sensibility rather than formal editorial sophistication.
Likely designed to blend a serif structure with friendly, hand-modeled shapes—creating a distinctive display face that feels classic-adjacent yet deliberately whimsical and approachable.
Distinctive rounded serif accents appear across both cases, and the numerals share the same soft, blobby construction for a consistent texture. The sample text shows an energetic rhythm and strong personality, making the texture more expressive than strictly uniform in long passages.