Serif Forked/Spurred Goja 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, titles, victorian, theatrical, gothic, ornate, dramatic, period flavor, ornamental impact, display clarity, decorative texture, spurred, forked terminals, engraved, decorative, calligraphic.
A condensed, high-contrast serif with strongly vertical construction and sharp, blade-like serifs. Stems are punctuated by distinctive mid‑stem spurs and forked terminals that create a notched, ornamental rhythm across both capitals and lowercase. Curves are narrow and taut, with small, crisp joins and occasional teardrop-like ends, giving counters a tall, squeezed appearance. Numerals follow the same narrow proportions, with a mix of straight, engraved-feeling strokes and a few curling details on figures like 2, 3, and 9.
Best suited to display settings where its ornate terminals can be appreciated—posters, headlines, title treatments, storefront-style signage, and characterful packaging. It can add period flavor to short passages, but its compressed proportions and busy spur texture make it more effective for larger sizes and limited text.
The overall tone feels antique and theatrical, recalling engraved ephemera, circus and saloon-era display lettering, and gothic shopfront signage. Its sharp spurs and compressed silhouettes add a slightly ominous, storybook drama that reads as deliberately stylized rather than neutral.
The font appears designed to deliver a distinctive ornamental serif voice by combining condensed, high-contrast letterforms with repeated spurs and forked terminals. The goal seems to be maximum personality and historical flavor while maintaining clear, upright letter shapes for headline readability.
The design’s signature is the repeated spur motif on vertical strokes, which creates a patterned texture in words and gives the type a carved, metal- or woodcut-like presence. The condensed fit and tight internal spaces suggest it will look most stable when given generous tracking and sufficient size.