Serif Forked/Spurred Jipa 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, headlines, posters, packaging, bookish, historic, traditional, formal, authoritative, add character, historical tone, editorial authority, text texture, bracketed, spurred, calligraphic, angular, ink-trap-like.
A serif design with moderate contrast and a crisp, slightly calligraphic construction. Strokes end in bracketed, spurred terminals that often fork into small horn-like tips, giving corners and joins a pointed, cut-with-a-knife feel. Counters are compact and shapes are relatively narrow in the bowls, while verticals stay firm and steady, producing an even text rhythm. The overall detailing—especially the hooked terminals on letters like C, E, F, S and the pronounced spurs on stems—adds texture without pushing into extreme ornamentation.
Well-suited to book interiors, editorial layouts, and historical or literary themes where a textured serif voice is desirable. It also performs nicely for headlines, pull quotes, and display typography where the spurred terminals can be appreciated, and for packaging or labels that benefit from a traditional, crafted impression.
The tone reads classic and slightly archaic, evoking old-style print and editorial seriousness. The spurred terminals add a faint gothic/antiquarian flavor, making the font feel authoritative and crafted rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional serif reading experience while adding distinctive identity through forked terminals and mid-stem spurs. The goal seems to be a familiar, print-classic foundation with extra bite and character for branding and display moments.
In text, the repeated forked terminals create a lively edge along baselines and cap lines, which can become a defining texture at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same sharp-terminal logic, with emphatic diagonals and small hooks that keep them visually consistent with the letters.