Serif Other Abnob 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, film titles, posters, editorial headings, brand marks, antique, eccentric, hand-inked, literary, spooky, vintage tone, dramatic voice, handcrafted feel, compact display, atmospheric titles, textured, calligraphic, tapered, chiseled, irregular.
A condensed serif with a strongly organic, inked texture and subtly uneven contours. Strokes show noticeable tapering and slight waviness, giving counters and joins a hand-cut, hand-printed feel rather than a rigid geometric build. Serifs are small and often wedge-like, with terminals that flare or pinch, producing a lively rhythm across words. Proportions are narrow with tight internal spacing, and the short lowercase gives the uppercase extra presence in mixed setting.
Best suited to display work where its condensed, inked personality can be appreciated—such as book covers, film or theater titles, posters, and editorial headings. It can also add a distinctive voice to logos and packaging that aim for a vintage or uncanny atmosphere, while longer text will benefit from generous size and spacing.
The overall tone feels antique and slightly theatrical, with a mysterious, storybook edge. Its roughened edges and tapered strokes evoke old print, spellbook titling, or vintage ephemera, reading as expressive rather than purely utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, attention-grabbing serif with a deliberately imperfect, hand-rendered finish. It prioritizes mood and historical character—suggesting aged print and crafted lettering—while remaining structured enough to set words cleanly in short bursts.
Uppercase forms are tall and commanding, while lowercase shapes keep a compact, compactly set texture that can darken quickly in longer lines. The numerals share the same tapered, slightly irregular construction, helping headlines and display copy stay visually consistent. The font’s character comes as much from its surface texture and terminal treatment as from its underlying serif structure.