Serif Forked/Spurred Tyre 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, editorial, ornate, vintage, expressive, sturdy, folksy, decorative impact, vintage flavor, headline emphasis, brand character, bracketed serifs, spurred terminals, rounded joins, teardrop terminals, ink-trap feel.
A heavy serif design with compact proportions and prominent, bracketed serifs. Strokes are robust with moderate contrast, and many terminals finish in forked or spurred shapes that create a decorative, slightly calligraphic edge. Curves are generously rounded and the joins often swell, giving counters a soft, scooped feel; several letters show ball/teardrop-like endings and occasional notched transitions that add bite to the silhouette. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, producing a lively rhythm in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to headlines, short passages, and display settings where its spurred terminals and dense texture can be appreciated—such as posters, book covers, menus, labels, and storefront-style signage. In editorial layouts it works well for section heads, pull quotes, and other emphasis text where a vintage, crafted tone is desired.
The overall tone reads vintage and characterful, with a confident, poster-like presence. Its ornamental spurs and softened, inked contours evoke old-style display typography—warm, slightly theatrical, and crafted rather than clinical.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, traditional serif voice with added ornamentation, using forked/spurred terminals and rounded, inked shapes to increase personality and historical flavor while staying readable at display sizes.
The numerals and lowercase maintain the same decorative terminal logic as the capitals, keeping the set visually cohesive. The design’s distinctive spurs and rounded interior shapes become more apparent in longer text, where the texture feels dark and strongly patterned.