Serif Forked/Spurred Idfo 6 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, packaging, logotypes, gothic, vintage, theatrical, mystical, poster-like, drama, historicity, ornament, compact impact, atmosphere, spurred, forked, ornate, condensed, blackletter-adjacent.
A condensed serif with sturdy, low-contrast strokes and a compact, vertical stance. The serifs and terminals are strongly shaped, frequently splitting into small forked points or spurs that give corners a chiseled, ornamental finish. Bowls and counters are tight and tall, with rounded forms kept narrow; joints stay crisp, and curves resolve into pointed feet and horn-like tips. Numerals and capitals follow the same condensed rhythm, producing a dense, high-impact texture in lines of text.
Best suited to display settings where its condensed width and spurred detailing can add personality—posters, headlines, book and album covers, packaging labels, and distinctive logotypes. It can also work for short pull quotes or section headers, especially when given a bit of extra letterspacing for clarity.
The overall tone feels gothic and vintage, with a hint of blackletter influence translated into a more typographic, display-friendly serif. Its spurred terminals add drama and a slightly ominous, storybook character, suggesting old posters, folklore, or theatrical titles. The compact rhythm reads assertive and emphatic, leaning more ceremonial than casual.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact serif with ornamental, forked terminals that evoke historic lettering and gothic display types. Its consistent vertical rhythm and emphatic terminals suggest a focus on attention-grabbing titles rather than long, continuous reading.
In the sample text, the tight spacing and ornate terminals create a dark, patterned word shape that benefits from generous tracking and moderate sizes to keep interior counters from filling in visually. The ampersand and curved letters carry prominent spur details that become a defining motif across the set.