Serif Flared Hares 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, book covers, playful, retro, whimsical, folksy, boisterous, impact, personality, nostalgia, handcrafted, flared, tapered, bracketed, bulbous, inked.
A very heavy, gently right-leaning serif with flared, tapered stroke endings that create soft, triangular serifs rather than blunt slabs. Strokes are broad and rounded, with subtly irregular contours that feel inked or hand-cut, giving the letters a lively, slightly wavy silhouette. Counters are compact and often teardrop-like, and joins in letters such as n, m, and h show swelling transitions that emphasize a chunky, sculpted rhythm. The overall texture is dense and high-impact, with sturdy verticals, rounded terminals, and a consistent display-first presence across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its heavy color and expressive shapes can carry the design—posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, and book or album covers. It can work for brief passages at larger sizes when a lively, vintage-leaning tone is desired, but its dense forms and compact counters favor display over extended small-size reading.
The font reads as exuberant and characterful, evoking retro signage and storybook display typography. Its playful irregularity and swollen forms soften the weight, making it feel friendly and whimsical rather than austere. The italic slant adds motion and a theatrical, headline-ready energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a warm, handcrafted flavor: bold letterforms with flared serif accents and a subtly irregular finish that suggests ink on paper. Its construction prioritizes charm and memorability in display settings while keeping a coherent, repeatable rhythm across the alphabet and figures.
Capitals are broad and emphatic, while the lowercase maintains strong personality through flared terminals and compact counters, helping lines of text look animated and textured. Numerals match the same chunky, inked construction, supporting cohesive display setting.