Serif Forked/Spurred Ahbu 9 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book titling, headlines, branding, posters, classic, ornate, literary, formal, quirky, ornamentation, classic revival, editorial voice, display impact, bracketed, flared, spurred, calligraphic, crisp.
A high-contrast serif with crisp, tapered hairlines and heavier verticals, featuring bracketed, slightly flared serifs and distinctive spurs that appear at mid-stem on several letters. Curves are relatively compact with sharp joins, and many terminals end in pointed or forked shapes rather than blunt cuts, giving the contours a carved, incisive feel. The overall rhythm is upright and steady, with moderate proportions and a consistent stroke modulation across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
This face works best for editorial headlines, book covers, and titling where its spurred detailing and contrast can be appreciated. It can also support branding and poster work that aims for a classic, slightly ornate voice; for long passages, it will be most comfortable at sizes large enough to keep the hairlines and small spurs from visually filling in.
The tone feels traditional and bookish, but with an ornamental edge created by the spurred stems and pointed terminals. It reads as formal and authoritative at a distance, while up close it has a slightly eccentric, decorative personality suited to expressive typography.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a classic serif model with added ornamental spurs and sharpened terminals, producing a more characterful texture than a purely text-driven book face. Its consistent contrast and upright stance suggest an emphasis on refined display use while remaining legible in short-to-medium reading settings.
Uppercase forms show pronounced contrast and sharp interior shaping, while the lowercase carries the same spurred detailing that becomes more visible in text. Numerals follow the same calligraphic modulation and tapered finishing, helping headings and display lines maintain a cohesive, engraved-like texture.