Serif Forked/Spurred Nomi 13 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, logos, packaging, gothic, whimsical, storybook, eccentric, spooky, add character, create atmosphere, thematic titling, decorative display, vintage mood, spurred, forked terminals, flared strokes, calligraphic, irregular rhythm.
A decorative serif with tall, condensed proportions and a lively, slightly irregular rhythm. Strokes show moderate contrast with subtle swelling and tapering, ending in distinctive forked, spurred terminals that read like barbs or small horns. Serifs are sharp and flared rather than blocky, with frequent mid-stem nicks and pointed finish details that create a textured silhouette. Letterforms are generally upright with narrow counters; round characters like O and 0 appear elongated, while diagonals and joins (notably in N, W, and k) emphasize angular, pronged endpoints.
Best suited to display settings where the forked terminals and flared serifs can be appreciated: poster headlines, book or chapter titles, game and fantasy branding, event flyers, and themed packaging. It can work for short bursts of text (taglines, pull quotes) at comfortable sizes, but the ornate terminals and narrow counters make it less appropriate for long-form body copy or small UI text.
The overall tone is gothic and theatrical, mixing a mildly eerie, Halloween-adjacent flavor with playful, storybook eccentricity. The forked terminals give it a slightly menacing edge, while the lightness and bouncy details keep it from feeling heavy or formal. It suggests fantasy, vintage curiosities, and hand-inked display titling rather than sober editorial typography.
The design intention reads as an expressive, old-world display serif that prioritizes character and atmosphere over neutrality. Its consistent spurred-terminal system and condensed verticality suggest it was drawn to evoke gothic or folkloric titling traditions while remaining legible enough for prominent headlines.
The texture comes largely from consistent spur motifs at stroke ends and occasional interior notches, which can create sparkle at larger sizes but may turn busy when reduced. Numerals follow the same pronged-terminal logic, with stylized curves and pointed terminals that keep the set cohesive with the alphabet. Spacing appears relatively tight in the sample text, reinforcing the condensed, vertical emphasis.