Serif Forked/Spurred Wafy 11 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, brand marks, victorian, theatrical, ornate, old-world, playful, historical flavor, decorative impact, display legibility, distinctive texture, bracketed, beaked, swashy, calligraphic, high-ink.
A high-contrast serif with strong thick–thin modulation, crisp hairlines, and emphatic, sculpted serifs. Many glyphs show forked or beaked terminals and occasional mid-stem spurs that create a lively, slightly prickly silhouette. Counters tend toward rounded, compact shapes while joins and curves feel carved and calligraphic rather than purely geometric. The figures and capitals read as display-oriented, with noticeable irregularities in widths and pronounced finishing strokes that add texture across a line.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, headlines, titles, and packaging where its forked terminals and sharp contrast can be appreciated. It can also work for short passages in editorial design when a period or theatrical flavor is desired, but it is most convincing in larger sizes and high-impact applications.
The overall tone is dramatic and nostalgic, evoking 19th‑century printing and show-poster typography. Its pointed terminals and inky curves give it a mischievous, theatrical energy—more flamboyant than formal—while still retaining a classic serif foundation.
The design appears intended to reinterpret ornate, spurred serif display models with a bold, ink-rich presence and animated terminals. Its goal seems to be delivering strong personality and historical flair while staying legible enough for title and banner use.
The face creates strong patterning in text because the hairline details and spurred terminals punctuate word shapes. At larger sizes the distinctive hooks and forks become a key stylistic feature; at smaller sizes those fine details may visually merge, increasing darkness and texture.