Serif Other Siky 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, posters, invitations, storybook, vintage, ornamental, friendly, whimsical, ornamental caps, display focus, vintage flavor, friendly tone, brand distinctiveness, ball terminals, bracketed serifs, swash caps, ink traps, soft curves.
A decorative serif with sturdy stems, bracketed serifs, and a distinctly calligraphic flavor. Many capitals feature inward-curled, swash-like terminals that create a consistent ornamental motif without turning into full script. The lowercase is more restrained and text-like, with rounded joins, compact counters, and occasional teardrop/ball-like terminals that add softness. Curves are smooth and slightly exaggerated, and the overall rhythm feels lively, with a mix of broad strokes and sharp wedge-like details that keep forms crisp at display sizes.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, book or chapter titles, branding marks, packaging, and poster typography where its ornamental capitals can be featured. It can also work for short blocks of text or pull quotes when set with generous spacing and supportive hierarchy, letting the decorated caps act as visual punctuation.
The font conveys a playful, old-world charm—part fairytale title, part vintage shop sign. Its curled cap terminals and buoyant shapes feel welcoming and a bit theatrical, lending a lighthearted, nostalgic tone rather than a strictly formal one.
The design appears intended to blend traditional serif structure with a signature ornamental gesture in the uppercase, creating a distinctive identity for display typography while keeping the lowercase readable and familiar. The consistent curl motif suggests a focus on charm and recognizability for editorial and branding contexts that benefit from a vintage or storybook voice.
The capitals carry most of the personality through repeated curled terminals (notably in letters like A, D, E, F, P, R, T, and Y), while the numerals and lowercase remain comparatively straightforward. In the sample text, the decorative caps read as intentional accents, but the ornate terminals can create dense clusters if overused in tight settings.