Serif Forked/Spurred Fafa 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, signage, vintage, decorative, storybook, folkloric, victorian, add character, vintage flavor, decorative display, period evocation, bookish tone, spurred, bracketed, ball terminals, teardrop terminals, oldstyle figures.
A lively serif with pronounced, bracketed serifs and frequent forked/spurred terminals that create a crisp, ornamental edge. Strokes are robust with gentle contrast, and the overall drawing leans slightly calligraphic: bowls and shoulders swell subtly while ends finish in wedges, hooks, and occasional ball-like droplets. The lowercase is compact and energetic with a tall x-height and tight apertures in letters like e and a, while the capitals are broad-shouldered and emphatic. Numerals appear oldstyle, with varying heights and a curving, textlike rhythm rather than rigid lining forms.
Best suited to display settings where its spurred terminals and antique flavor can be appreciated—posters, titles, book covers, labels, and signage. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when a vintage, storybook texture is desired, but its dense detail favors larger sizes and generous spacing.
The tone feels antique and characterful—part Victorian display, part fairytale book—projecting warmth and theatrical charm. Its spurs and curled terminals add a slightly mischievous, handcrafted personality that reads as nostalgic rather than modern or minimalist.
Designed to deliver a traditional serif foundation with heightened personality through forked terminals, bracketed serifs, and oldstyle numerals, aiming for a classic yet playful display voice.
The face maintains a consistent ornamental vocabulary across cases, with especially distinctive hooks on f, j, and r and rounded, looped forms in g and y. In text, the heavy joins and decorative terminals create a dense texture, making the style more assertive and attention-getting than neutral reading serifs.