Serif Other Efno 13 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, book covers, theatrical, vintage, dramatic, playful, ornate, attention, display, vintage flavor, ornamentation, character, flared, ink-trap like, swashy, sculptural, tapered.
This serif display face is built from heavy, sculpted stems with sharp, wedge-like serifs and pronounced tapering into thin joints. Curves are tightly controlled and often terminate in teardrop or ball-like forms, giving counters and joins an ink-trap-like, pinched character. The rhythm is punchy and irregular in a deliberate way: wide round letters sit next to more compact, chiseled forms, with distinctive cut-ins and notches that create sparkle in large settings. Numerals and capitals share the same engraved, high-drama construction, with strong vertical stress and crisp interior shaping.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and other large-format typography where the sharp tapers, notches, and decorative terminals can be appreciated. It can add character to branding and packaging, and works well for book covers or event/promotional material that benefits from a vintage, showman-like voice. For longer text, it will be most effective in short bursts such as pull quotes or section titles.
The overall tone is theatrical and vintage, with a bold poster sensibility that feels part Victorian, part circus/broadside. Its sharp tapers and decorative terminals add a playful edge while still reading as formal and emphatic. The effect is attention-grabbing and slightly whimsical rather than neutral.
The design appears intended as a high-impact decorative serif that blends engraved, chiseled structure with playful terminal flourishes. Its exaggerated contrast and carved-in details suggest a goal of creating strong visual personality and memorable word shapes for display typography.
Several glyphs feature distinctive interior bites and teardrop terminals that can close up at smaller sizes, reinforcing its role as a display design. The lowercase shows especially expressive ear/terminal treatments (notably on letters like a, g, j, and y), while the capitals lean more monumental and sign-like.