Serif Forked/Spurred Faba 5 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, book covers, logotypes, victorian, old-timey, playful, storybook, carnival, display impact, vintage flavor, ornamental serif, signage feel, spurred, bracketed, bulbous, ornate, compact.
A compact serif with sturdy verticals, rounded internal shapes, and strongly bracketed serifs that often end in small forks or spurs. Strokes remain fairly even, producing a dense, poster-like color, while terminals flare into teardrop and hook-like details that add texture along stems and curves. The letterforms lean on simplified, almost stamped geometry—broad bowls, tight apertures, and short extenders—creating an overall blocky rhythm that stays consistent from capitals through figures.
Best suited to display work where the ornamental spurs can be appreciated—posters, storefront-style signage, editorial headlines, and book covers. It can also serve in short brand phrases or logotypes that want a vintage, printed feel, but the dense detailing is less ideal for long passages at small sizes.
The tone feels vintage and theatrical, evoking 19th‑century display printing and old-style signage. Its spurred terminals and chunky presence give it a slightly mischievous, storybook personality—more decorative than formal—while remaining readable at headline sizes.
The design appears aimed at delivering a compact, attention-grabbing serif for display typography, combining solid, low-contrast structure with decorative forked terminals to create a memorable, period-leaning voice.
Figures are heavy and rounded, with pronounced serif treatment that makes them blend naturally with the letters in setting. The face maintains a strong baseline and sturdy silhouettes, with distinctive curl-like terminals on several lowercase forms that become a key identifying motif in text.