Serif Forked/Spurred Myfo 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, display, posters, book covers, titles, gothic, ornate, vintage, storybook, heraldic, historic tone, decorative display, dramatic emphasis, engraved feel, brand character, spurred, forked, flared, engraved, calligraphic.
This typeface is a compact serif with medium stroke modulation and strongly sculpted, forked terminals. Serifs and endings frequently split into small horns or spurs, giving many strokes a flared, notched finish rather than clean brackets. Curves are slightly pinched and angular at joins, while verticals stay firm and straight, creating a crisp, carved rhythm. Counters tend to be moderately tight, and the overall texture reads dark and patterned, with lively entry/exit strokes and occasional mid-stem spurs that add bite to the silhouettes.
Best used for display typography such as headlines, titles, posters, packaging accents, and book or chapter headings where the ornamental terminals can be appreciated. It also works for short quotations or pull-captions, but the dense texture and detailed endings make it less suited to long body text at small sizes.
The letterforms suggest an old-world, decorative tone—part gothic, part engraved—suited to settings where a dramatic, historical flavor is desired. The forked terminals add a theatrical, slightly medieval edge that feels ceremonial and story-driven rather than purely formal.
The design appears intended to evoke engraved or blackletter-adjacent tradition within a readable serif structure, using forked terminals and spurs to create distinctive personality without fully committing to a broken-stroke construction. It aims to deliver a decorative, historic voice for prominent text while retaining familiar serif letter skeletons.
Capitals carry a strong presence with pronounced terminal detail, while lowercase maintains the same spurred language so the texture stays consistent in mixed-case text. Numerals follow the same carved, ornamental treatment, helping headings and short strings keep a cohesive, period-styled voice.