Serif Forked/Spurred Risu 1 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, posters, branding, packaging, storybook, whimsical, rustic, retro, folkloric, expressiveness, vintage flavor, handcrafted feel, distinctive texture, spurred, flared, wedge serif, ink-trap feel, soft corners.
A decorative serif with chunky, compact letterforms and strongly modeled, flared terminals. Strokes are broadly even with subtle modulation, and many joins and ends form forked or spurred shapes that read like carved or inked notches rather than crisp bracketed serifs. Curves are generous and slightly squashed, counters are relatively tight, and the overall silhouette feels weighty and textured. The lowercase shows rounded bowls and lively details (notably on a, g, r, s, and t), while capitals maintain a sturdy, slightly irregular rhythm with pronounced spur accents.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, titles, packaging, and brand marks where its spurred terminals and chunky shapes can be appreciated. It can also work for short passages like pull quotes or chapter openers, but the dense texture is more effective at larger sizes than in extended small text.
The tone is playful and old-fashioned, suggesting hand-crafted printing or rustic signage rather than strict formality. Its quirky spurs and softened, chiseled edges give it a friendly, storybook character with a hint of theatrical flair.
The design appears intended to evoke a crafted, historical-print feel—combining sturdy proportions with ornamental, forked terminals to create an expressive serif for attention-grabbing typography.
Spacing appears comfortably open for a display serif, but the busy terminals and tight counters make the texture more complex as text runs longer. Numerals share the same sculpted, spur-driven styling, keeping headlines visually consistent across letters and figures.