Serif Forked/Spurred Maju 7 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, brand marks, packaging, victorian, gothic, theatrical, antique, dramatic, historic tone, display impact, ornamental detail, distinctive voice, ornate, spurred, forked, condensed, display.
A condensed, high-contrast serif with sharp, forked terminals and frequent mid-stem spurs that create a bristling, decorative texture. Strokes swing from very thin hairlines to weighty verticals, with tapered joins and pointed serifs that feel cut and slightly calligraphic rather than purely mechanical. Curves are narrow and tense, counters are relatively small, and several letters show distinctive hooked or flared ends that add sparkle in both uppercase and lowercase. Numerals follow the same high-contrast logic, with narrow forms and emphatic, stylized terminals.
Best used for headlines, titles, and display typography in posters, book covers, packaging, and identity work that benefits from a historic or gothic flavor. It can also work for short editorial standfirsts or pull quotes when set with generous size and spacing, but it is primarily a characterful display serif rather than a long-text workhorse.
The overall tone is theatrical and old-world, evoking Victorian posters, gothic headings, and antique print ephemera. Its sharp spurs and needlelike hairlines give it a slightly menacing, magical, or mystery-tinged character, while still reading as a classic serif voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed, high-impact serif with unmistakable personality, using forked terminals and spurred stems to add ornament without resorting to heavy blackletter conventions. Its narrow proportions and sharp detailing suggest a focus on eye-catching titling and period-inspired branding.
In text settings the dense rhythm and busy terminals create a strong vertical cadence and pronounced word-shape, but the fine hairlines and decorative spurs are most convincing at larger sizes where detail can breathe. The design’s quirky terminals provide strong recognizability, making it better suited to short bursts than extended reading.