Serif Other Gomu 10 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, logotypes, victorian, circus, storybook, quirky, retro, attention grabbing, vintage flavor, decorative serif, expressive titling, bracketed, flared, swashy, wedge serifs, ink-trap like.
A decorative serif with strongly modeled strokes and pronounced bracketing that swells into wedge-like terminals. The design shows lively, calligraphic modulation—thick verticals paired with sharply thinned joins—and frequent teardrop or beaked endings that create a carved, sculptural feel. Serifs are assertive and often flare or curl, with occasional spur-like details and tucked-in notches that add rhythm and texture. Counters are generally compact and the overall silhouette reads dense and punchy, while widths vary noticeably by character, giving the text an animated, irregular cadence.
Best suited to display settings where its sculptural contrast and decorative terminals can be appreciated: posters, headlines, packaging, and book-cover titling. It can also work for short, characterful wordmarks and labels, but the strong ornament and dense texture make it less appropriate for long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone feels theatrical and old-timey, evoking vintage posters, fairground lettering, and classic storybook titling. Its energetic terminals and dramatic stroke shaping create a playful, slightly mischievous voice that leans more expressive than formal. The texture is bold and ornamental, giving lines of text a period display character even at moderate sizes.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, character-led serif for attention-grabbing typography, combining traditional serif construction with playful, poster-like detailing. Its lively modulation and distinctive terminal shapes suggest a goal of creating a memorable, period-flavored voice for branding and titling.
Uppercase forms look especially sculpted, with strong vertical emphasis and distinctive serif flare; lowercase carries the same personality through curled terminals and looped details (notably in letters like a, g, j, and y). Numerals follow the same stylized construction with prominent contrast and decorative shaping, supporting cohesive display use.