Serif Forked/Spurred Puba 9 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, packaging, western, vintage, circus, poster, rustic, impact, heritage, ornament, bracketed, spurred, forked, ball terminal, high-waisted.
A heavy, compact serif with sculpted, wedge-like serifs and frequent mid-stem spurs that give the outlines a carved, chiseled feel. The strokes stay largely even, with crisp joins and tightly controlled counters that keep the texture dark and dense in text. Uppercase forms are sturdy and squared-off in their construction, while lowercase shows pronounced, ornamental terminals—particularly in letters like a, f, j, t, and y—adding rhythmic bumps along the stems. Numerals are similarly weighty and compact, with strong vertical stress and emphatic top and bottom treatments.
Best suited to display work where the decorative spurs and dense color can be appreciated—posters, headlines, storefront-style signage, labels, and packaging. It can also work for short bursts of text (pull quotes, section headers) when set with generous leading to prevent the dark texture from feeling crowded.
The overall tone feels old-style and showmanlike, evoking wood type, saloon signage, and period advertising. Its spurs and forked terminals add a slightly theatrical, handcrafted flavor that reads as vintage and characterful rather than purely formal.
This design appears intended to deliver strong impact in compact widths while injecting personality through forked serifs and mid-stem spurs. The consistent, carved detailing suggests a display face meant to reference historic printing and signage traditions.
Spacing appears deliberately tight, which reinforces the condensed, poster-oriented color and helps large settings look cohesive. The distinctive spur details are consistent across cases, creating a recognizable silhouette even at a glance.