Serif Other Ipde 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, packaging, posters, branding, storybook, whimsical, antique, playful, folkloric, ornamental display, vintage flavor, storybook tone, decorative serif, bracketed, calligraphic, curly terminals, flared stems, soft serifs.
A decorative serif with rounded, calligraphic construction and gently modulated strokes. Serifs are small, bracketed, and often resolve into curled or teardrop-like terminals, giving many letters a buoyant, swashy finish. Curves are generous and slightly bulbous, counters are open, and the rhythm alternates between sturdy verticals and lively, inward-turning hooks. The overall texture is dark but not heavy, with a hand-influenced consistency and a slightly irregular, characterful silhouette from glyph to glyph.
Best suited to display sizes where the curled terminals and decorative details can be appreciated—headlines, titles, and short passages on book covers, posters, packaging, and boutique branding. It can work for introductory text or pull quotes when set with ample size and spacing, but its personality is strongest when used sparingly as an accent face.
The tone is whimsical and old-world, evoking storybook printing, vintage labels, and folkloric display lettering. Its curls and soft serifs add charm and a hint of theatricality, reading friendly and eccentric rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to blend traditional serif structure with playful, hand-influenced ornamentation—delivering a legible foundation while adding distinctive curls and softened serifs for a vintage, story-driven voice.
Distinctive curled terminals appear across both capitals and lowercase, and several forms (notably S, Q, J, and W) lean into ornamental, almost engraved-like detailing. Numerals follow the same rounded, decorative logic, with prominent curves and soft joins that keep the set cohesive in display settings.