Serif Other Raza 2 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logotypes, packaging, vintage, western, theatrical, whimsical, poster, display impact, period flavor, brand character, compact headlines, bracketed, flared, compressed, ink traps, tapered.
A condensed serif with tall proportions, tight counters, and pronounced stroke modulation that swells on verticals and pinches at joins. Serifs are small, bracketed, and often flare into sharp, beak-like terminals, giving many letters a slightly notched or chipped edge. Curves are narrow and taut, with a consistent vertical stress and occasional teardrop-like endings on lowercase forms. The overall rhythm is compact and upright, with deliberate irregularities in terminals and joins that add a decorative, hand-cut feel while staying structurally consistent across the alphabet and numerals.
Best suited for display work where strong vertical emphasis and decorative serif detailing can be appreciated, such as posters, headlines, signage, event promotions, and brand marks. It can also work well on packaging and labels that aim for a vintage or theatrical mood, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the fine pinches and brackets remain clear.
The font projects a lively, old-timey tone—part saloon poster, part circus playbill—mixing formality with a playful roughness. Its compressed stance and dramatic modulation create a sense of showmanship and nostalgia, suited to attention-grabbing, characterful typography rather than quiet neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, attention-forward serif voice with period flavor, combining condensed proportions and exaggerated modulation to evoke historical display lettering. Its distinctive terminals and slightly rugged detailing suggest a goal of adding character and drama while maintaining readable letterforms in headline contexts.
Uppercase forms read especially authoritative due to their tall, narrow silhouettes, while the lowercase introduces more personality through curled or hooked terminals (notably in letters like a, g, and y). Numerals follow the same condensed, high-drama construction, keeping display settings visually cohesive.