Serif Forked/Spurred Gozi 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, gothic branding, book covers, posters, album art, gothic, witchy, antique, theatrical, macabre, atmosphere, vintage flavor, dramatic display, ornate bite, spurred, forked, flared, ink-trap, thorny.
A condensed serif with wiry, tapered strokes and lively, forked terminals that read like small spurs or barbs. The outlines feel slightly irregular and hand-drawn, with sharp entry/exit strokes and occasional hooked endings that create a pricked silhouette. Serifs are narrow and pointed rather than bracketed, and many joins pinch into tight notches, giving a chiseled, ink-bitten texture. Spacing is compact and the rhythm is vertical, with tall ascenders/descenders and narrow bowls that keep words tightly knit.
Best suited for display typography where character and atmosphere matter more than long-form readability—film/game titles, event posters, book covers, band/album art, and themed packaging. It can also work for short pull quotes or headings when you want a condensed, antique bite without moving into blackletter.
The overall tone is darkly decorative and old-world, suggesting folklore, occult ephemera, or vintage horror titling. Its thorny terminals and slender proportions add tension and drama, making even plain text feel theatrical and slightly sinister.
The design appears intended to reinterpret historical serif forms with aggressive, forked detailing, creating a condensed display face that feels hand-inked and ceremonially ornate. Its goal is strong mood-setting: high recognizability at headline sizes with a deliberately edgy texture.
Capitals are especially angular and emblematic, while the lowercase keeps the same spurred logic for continuity in text. Numerals match the narrow set and maintain the same tapered, slightly uneven stroke behavior for a cohesive display color.