Serif Forked/Spurred Dufo 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, branding, vintage, western, playful, assertive, rustic, display impact, vernacular feel, ornamental detail, retro flavor, spurred, bracketed, flared, chunky, decorative.
A compact, right-leaning serif with heavy, ink-rich strokes and moderate contrast. Serifs are bracketed and often flare into forked or spurred terminals, giving stems and joins a lively, carved feel. Counters are relatively tight, curves are bold and rounded, and many letters show small mid-stem nubs or hooks that break up the silhouette. The overall rhythm is energetic and irregular in a controlled way, with sturdy verticals and expressive terminals that remain consistent across the alphabet and figures.
Best suited to short display settings such as posters, headlines, storefront-style signage, packaging, and branding where its spurred terminals can be appreciated. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but the heavy color and decorative terminals make it less comfortable for extended reading at smaller sizes.
The face projects a vintage, vernacular tone—confident and slightly mischievous—evoking old print ephemera and display lettering. Its spurred details add a handcrafted, decorative edge that reads as rustic and attention-grabbing rather than formal.
The design appears aimed at delivering a bold, old-fashioned display voice with distinctive forked and spurred serif forms, prioritizing character and impact over neutrality. Its italic slant and compact proportions help it feel fast and punchy, supporting expressive titling and period-flavored graphics.
At text sizes the dense color and frequent terminal ornamentation create a busy texture, while at larger sizes the forked serifs and spur details become a defining feature. Numerals share the same robust weight and italic movement, reinforcing a cohesive, poster-like presence.