Serif Forked/Spurred Wase 7 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, packaging, vintage, western, playful, folksy, display, attention, nostalgia, character, impact, spurred, flared, bracketed, high-ink, soft corners.
A heavy, wide serif design with compact counters and a buoyant, slightly bouncy rhythm. Strokes are strongly weighted with modest contrast, and many terminals finish in forked, beak-like spurs that create a distinct cut-in silhouette. Serifs are bracketed and often flare into rounded wedges, while curves are full and slightly squashed, keeping the overall color dense and poster-like. The numerals and lowercase echo the same spurred terminals and broad proportions, producing an intentionally decorative, highly unified texture.
Best suited for display settings where the spurred terminals can read clearly—posters, titles, storefront-style signage, labels, and packaging. It works well for thematic branding that wants a vintage or Western-inflected voice, and for short emphatic lines where the dense color and wide proportions add impact.
The font projects a nostalgic, show-poster tone with a touch of rustic theatricality. Its forked terminals and wide stance suggest old-time signage and Western-leaning branding, while the rounded forms keep it friendly rather than severe. The overall impression is bold, confident, and a bit whimsical.
The design appears intended as an attention-grabbing display serif that distinguishes itself through forked, decorative terminals and a broad, ink-heavy footprint. Its proportions and spur-driven detailing suggest a focus on characterful headlines and period-evocative branding rather than neutral, continuous reading.
At text sizes the dense counters and pronounced spurs can create a dark, textured line, but in headlines those same features become a strong identifying signature. The design’s ornament is carried primarily by terminal shapes and spur placement rather than elaborate internal detailing, which helps maintain coherence across the alphabet and figures.