Serif Forked/Spurred Ofsi 3 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album covers, gothic, vintage, theatrical, heraldic, dramatic, display impact, period mood, ornamental texture, vertical emphasis, signage feel, spurred, forked, flared, wedge serif, engraved.
A condensed serif display face with strong vertical emphasis and a solid, low-contrast stroke structure. Stems are straight and firm, while terminals finish in distinctive forked, spurred wedges that read as sharpened, ornamental serifs rather than bracketed slabs. Counters are compact and openings are relatively tight, giving the alphabet a dense, sculpted silhouette. The lowercase shows a notably small x-height with tall ascenders and descenders, creating a stacked, vertical rhythm, and the numerals follow the same narrow, high-contrast-in-silhouette proportions with pointed terminal treatments.
Best suited to display settings where its spurred terminals and condensed rhythm can do the work—posters, headlines, mastheads, and logo wordmarks. It also fits well on packaging or label-style designs that want a vintage or gothic edge, and can add character to short pull quotes or title cards when set with generous tracking.
The overall tone feels gothic and ceremonial, with a hint of old-world showmanship. The forked terminals and spurred joins add a dramatic, slightly ominous flavor that suggests historical signage, pulp titles, or theatrical poster lettering rather than neutral text setting.
The design appears intended as a characterful, condensed display serif that amplifies verticality and impact through compact proportions and ornamental, forked terminal detailing. Its consistent wedge-and-spur language prioritizes distinctive texture and period mood over long-form readability.
The font’s narrow set and sharp terminal geometry create a strong texture in lines of text, where repeated vertical strokes form a tight cadence. The distinctive spur/fork details become most noticeable at larger sizes, where the ornamental endings and wedge-like serifs read crisply as part of the brandable character of the design.