Serif Forked/Spurred Pupe 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, gothic, vintage, heraldic, dramatic, authoritative, historic flair, display impact, ornamental texture, title emphasis, angular, beveled, faceted, spurred, compact.
A dark, compact serif with strongly angular construction and faceted, beveled joins. Strokes are weighty with crisp transitions, and terminals often end in forked/spurred details that create a notched, cut-in silhouette rather than smooth curves. Counters are relatively tight and geometric, with many bowls and curves resolved into straight segments and chamfered corners. The rhythm is dense and blocky, with slightly irregular widths across glyphs and a sturdy, poster-like color on the page.
Best suited to short display settings where the faceted details can be appreciated—headlines, event posters, album/film titling, logotypes, labels, and vintage-inspired packaging. It can work for thematic pull quotes or chapter openers, but extended small-size body copy may lose clarity due to the dense forms and decorative spurs.
The overall tone is gothic and historical, evoking engraved lettering, old signage, and heraldic titles. Its sharp spurs and chiseled edges feel assertive and ceremonial, lending a dramatic, authoritative voice that reads as traditional rather than casual or modern.
The design appears intended to translate blackletter-inspired presence into a more structured, readable display serif, using chamfered curves and forked terminals to deliver a carved, ornamental feel with strong impact.
In text, the heavy interior corners and frequent notches create a lively texture that can feel busy at smaller sizes, while large settings emphasize the sculpted, cut-stone character. Numerals and capitals share the same angular logic, helping headings and mixed-case lines feel cohesive.