Serif Forked/Spurred Gobo 5 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, titles, headlines, logos, packaging, gothic, occult, spiky, dramatic, vintage, thematic display, gothic flavor, ornamental impact, period mood, ornate, angular, incised, flared, pointed.
This typeface shows a compact, condensed build with crisp, high-impact strokes and sharp, ornamented terminals. Serifs are small and blade-like, frequently splitting into forked points or spur shapes that create a thorny silhouette. Curves are tightened and slightly faceted, with occasional ink-trap-like notches and wedge transitions that give the letters an incised, cut-from-blackletter feel while remaining largely roman in structure. Capitals are tall and narrow with assertive verticals; lowercase forms keep a steady x-height and use pointed joins and tapered endings to sustain the spurred rhythm across words. Numerals follow the same angular logic, staying narrow and emphatic with decorative corners rather than smooth rounding.
It is well-suited to display settings such as posters, album/film titles, event graphics, and branding marks where a gothic or supernatural tone is desired. It can also work for short packaging callouts and label-style typography when the goal is a dense, decorative texture rather than extended text readability.
The overall tone is dark and theatrical, evoking gothic signage, occult ephemera, and horror-era titling. Its spiky terminals and compressed rhythm feel urgent and slightly menacing, lending a ritualistic, antique mood rather than a modern neutral voice.
The font appears designed to deliver a condensed, high-impact display voice with a consistent system of spurred and forked terminals. The intent seems to blend roman legibility with gothic ornament, producing a dramatic texture for thematic headlines and stylized branding.
The design prioritizes silhouette and terminal detail over open, airy counters, so texture becomes dense in longer lines. Distinctive forked endings and mid-stem spurs show up repeatedly, giving the font a consistent, ornamental cadence that reads best when given room to display its points and notches.