Serif Forked/Spurred Otme 15 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, gothic, western, dramatic, vintage, authoritative, impactful display, period styling, engraved effect, signage voice, blackletter-leaning, spurred, beveled, angular, incised.
A condensed, heavy serif display face with squared counters, straight-sided bowls, and a strongly vertical stance. Stems terminate in sharp, forked spurs and small notches that create a carved, beveled look rather than smooth bracketed serifs. Curves are restrained and often resolve into angled joins, giving letters a blocky, faceted silhouette; diagonals (notably in V/W/X/Y) read as chiseled wedges. The lowercase is compact and sturdy with short ascenders/descenders relative to the tall x-height, and the numerals are similarly upright and rectangular, with crisp corners and consistent weight.
Best suited to display typography such as posters, headline banners, title cards, brand marks, and packaging where a strong, period-flavored personality is desirable. It also works well for signage-inspired graphics and short emphatic phrases, especially when set with extra spacing to keep counters open.
The overall tone is bold and theatrical, evoking posters, signage, and historic or frontier-era printing. Its spurred terminals and angular cut-ins add grit and ornament, producing a confident, slightly ominous voice that feels at home in genre or period-styled settings.
The letterforms appear designed to fuse classic serif structure with ornamental, spurred terminals to achieve a forceful, engraved impression. The goal reads as maximum impact in condensed widths, with a consistent chiseled rhythm that remains recognizable across caps, lowercase, and figures.
The design’s internal corners and narrow apertures can close up in smaller sizes or dense settings; it benefits from generous tracking and ample line spacing. The distinctive spur details are a key character cue, so clean rendering and sufficient size help preserve the carved texture.