Serif Other Ekza 10 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logotypes, deco, stencil-like, theatrical, vintage, distinctiveness, vintage flavor, display impact, brand texture, ink-trap, notched, flared, sculpted, display.
A decorative serif with bold, sculpted forms and pronounced internal cut-ins that create a stencil-like rhythm across the alphabet. Strokes are generally sturdy and even, with rounded terminals and soft, flared serif cues rather than sharp bracketed finishing. Many letters feature distinctive teardrop and wedge-shaped notches that carve into bowls and joins, producing dramatic negative spaces and an ink-trap-like silhouette. The overall construction reads as carefully patterned and consistent, with generous proportions and strong, poster-ready letterspacing behavior in the sample text.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, and editorial openers where its carved details can be appreciated. It also fits packaging, signage, and logo wordmarks aiming for a vintage or decorative serif voice. For long passages or small UI text, the internal cut-ins may become visually busy compared to simpler serifs.
The font projects a vintage, Art Deco–leaning personality with a slightly mischievous, theatrical edge. Its carved-in details and high-contrast silhouettes (driven more by cutouts than stroke modulation) give it a crafted, sign-painter or title-card feel. The tone is bold and distinctive, prioritizing character and rhythm over neutrality.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a classic serif structure through ornamental cut-ins and patterned negative space, delivering a memorable, brandable texture. Its consistent notch vocabulary suggests a focus on impact and distinctiveness for titling and identity work rather than quiet text composition.
The notches and internal apertures become a key identifying feature at both large and medium sizes, creating a repeating visual motif across words. Because the design relies on interior cutouts and softened terminals, it tends to read best when given enough size and spacing for those details to stay open and crisp.