Serif Flared Usne 3 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, logotypes, packaging, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ornate, heraldic, period evocation, display impact, heraldic branding, gothic styling, decorative texture, spurred, faceted, angular, chiseled, inktrap-like.
This typeface uses angular, faceted construction with pronounced spur-like terminals that flare into sharp points at corners and stroke endings. Curves are treated as squared-off, cut-in shapes, giving counters an octagonal or notched feel, especially in round letters and numerals. Strokes remain fairly even overall, with abrupt directional changes and crisp joins that create a carved, blackletter-adjacent rhythm while staying readable in roman forms. Uppercase letters are tall and assertive with compact interior spaces, and the lowercase follows with sturdy verticals and distinctive, decorative corners that keep texture lively in paragraphs.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, book or game covers, album art, and branding where an antique or gothic flavor is desired. It can also work for short pull quotes, chapter titles, and packaging labels that benefit from a bold, carved aesthetic, while longer text will be most comfortable with generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is gothic and theatrical, evoking heraldry, old-world signage, and a slightly ominous, fantastical atmosphere. Its sharp detailing and chiseled silhouette feel ceremonial and emphatic, lending a sense of tradition and storybook drama to headlines.
The design appears intended to merge readable roman letterforms with blackletter-inspired, carved detailing—using flared, pointed terminals and notched curves to create a strong, period-evocative identity. Its consistency across letters and figures suggests a focus on impactful display typography rather than neutral text setting.
The font’s defining signature is the repeated pointed corner treatment—small inward notches and outward spurs that appear consistently across capitals, lowercase, and figures. This produces strong word-shape texture and a high-impact silhouette, but the decorative corners can visually densify at smaller sizes compared with plainer serif faces.