Serif Other Ilmol 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: titles, headlines, posters, packaging, branding, storybook, old-world, playful, craft, rustic, expressiveness, vintage feel, handcrafted tone, display impact, flared, wedge-serif, ink-trap, soft-cornered, calligraphic.
A decorative serif with heavy, sculpted letterforms and pronounced wedge-like, flared terminals. Strokes show gentle swelling and tapering with rounded joins, creating a hand-cut, inked feel rather than a mechanical one. Serifs are irregular and often splayed, with small notches and scooped shapes that add texture to counters and corners. Proportions are slightly variable from glyph to glyph, and the numerals match the same chunky, carved rhythm with lively curves and angled endings.
Best suited to display use where its carved, flared details can be appreciated—titles, headlines, posters, and short passages. It can also work well for packaging, labels, and branding that want a handcrafted or vintage-printed voice. For long-form reading, larger sizes and generous spacing will help preserve clarity.
The font reads as quaint and characterful, evoking vintage printing, folk signage, and storybook titles. Its uneven, hand-rendered energy feels warm and personable, with a slightly mischievous edge created by the spurred serifs and quirky curves. Overall it suggests tradition and craft more than precision or neutrality.
Likely designed to deliver a distinctive, hand-carved serif look that feels traditional yet playful, emphasizing expressive terminals and textured forms over strict typographic regularity. The overall construction appears aimed at memorable display typography with a folk or storybook flavor.
At text sizes the strong shapes maintain presence, but the many spurs and tight inner spaces can visually fill in, especially in letters with small counters. The sample text shows an energetic rhythm and a slightly bouncy baseline impression driven by varied terminal shapes and asymmetric detailing.