Serif Forked/Spurred Yari 15 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, signage, packaging, western, circus, retro, bold, rugged, wood-type feel, poster impact, vintage display, rugged tone, octagonal, beveled, notched, spurred, decorative.
A compact, display-oriented serif with heavy, blocky letterforms and a distinctly faceted, octagonal construction. Strokes are built from broad verticals and horizontals with clipped corners and small notches that create forked/spurred terminals. Counters are tight and geometric, and the overall texture is dense, producing a strong silhouette and high ink coverage. Curves are minimized in favor of chamfered joins, giving rounded letters a carved, polygonal feel and lending the numerals a badge-like solidity.
Best suited to posters, event headlines, brand marks, and signage where a bold, vintage voice is desired. It can also work on packaging and labels that benefit from a Western or carnival-inspired display look, especially when set with generous tracking and ample size.
The design reads as vintage and showy, with an unmistakable Old West and circus-poster flavor. Its sharp spurs and chiseled corners add a rugged, stamped quality that feels confident, loud, and a bit theatrical.
The likely intention is to evoke historical wood-type and saloon-era lettering through faceted geometry and spur-like terminals, prioritizing impact and character over continuous text readability. The consistent chamfering and notched details suggest a deliberate, carved aesthetic meant to read as decorative and emblematic in short phrases.
In the text sample, the dense color and small interior spaces make the face feel most comfortable at larger sizes, where the notches and chamfers remain legible. The irregular, sculpted edges create a lively rhythm across words, emphasizing a hand-carved or wood-type impression rather than a neutral book texture.