Serif Forked/Spurred Tyma 6 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, branding, packaging, vintage, editorial, dramatic, authoritative, ornate, display impact, vintage flavor, editorial tone, ornamental serif, high contrast, bracketed serifs, spurred terminals, ink-trap feel, sharp joins.
A bold serif with confident, dark color and crisp, sculpted contours. Strokes show noticeable contrast, with thick verticals and finer connecting strokes, and many terminals finish in forked, spurred, or notched forms that create a chiseled, ornamental texture. Serifs are pronounced and often bracketed, giving the letters a carved, engraved sensibility, while counters stay relatively open to preserve legibility at display sizes. The overall rhythm is compact and steady, with consistent, sturdy stems and distinctive interior cut-ins that add personality without turning fully decorative.
Best suited to headlines, titles, and short passages where its ornamental serif details can be appreciated. It works well for book covers, packaging, branding marks, and period-flavored editorial layouts that want a classic, slightly gothic or engraved character. For longer reading, it is more comfortable at larger sizes where the spurs and cut-ins don’t crowd together.
The tone reads vintage and editorial, evoking printed ephemera, old-style headlines, and classic signage. Its spurred terminals and sharp joins add drama and authority, giving text a slightly theatrical, old-world presence that feels assertive rather than delicate.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong display serif with a distinctive spurred terminal language, combining traditional serif structure with ornamental notches for a memorable, print-forward voice. It prioritizes impact and character in titles while retaining familiar letterforms for readability.
In continuous text the repeated notches and forks create a strong texture and recognizable word shapes, but the bold weight and ornamental terminals can feel busy at small sizes. Numerals match the heavy, sculpted style and maintain the same emphatic contrast and serif treatment as the letters.