Serif Forked/Spurred Fabo 9 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, victorian, old-timey, decorative, western, theatrical, vintage flavor, display impact, ornamental detail, poster voice, ornate, spurred, ink-trap feel, bracketed, compact.
A compact serif with heavy, dark strokes and brisk vertical rhythm. Serifs are bracketed and often terminate in pointed, forked spurs, with small mid-stem notches that give many letters a subtly engraved, cut-in look. Curves are tight and slightly squared-off at joins, and counters tend to be narrow, producing a dense texture in text. Capitals are sturdy and uniform in presence, while the lowercase keeps a traditional structure with sturdy stems and modest, rounded bowls; numerals are similarly weighty and compact, with distinctive curled terminals on several figures.
Best suited to display settings where its spurred terminals and dense color can be appreciated—posters, headlines, labels, and storefront-style signage. It can also work for short editorial callouts or pull quotes where a vintage, ornamental serif voice is desired.
The overall tone feels vintage and performative—evoking show posters, saloon signage, and late-19th-century printed ephemera. Its spurred terminals and dark color add a slightly mischievous, attention-grabbing character that reads as decorative rather than purely bookish.
The design appears intended to deliver a historically flavored, ornamental serif with consistent forked/spurred detailing, optimized for attention and character in display typography while remaining coherent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.
In running text the tight spacing and dark weight create strong emphasis and a slightly compressed, poster-like color. The repeated spur motif across many glyphs provides consistent identity, while the compact counters can make long passages feel heavy at smaller sizes.