Serif Forked/Spurred Idpe 11 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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A slender italic serif with brisk calligraphic rhythm and crisp, tapered strokes. The design shows clear modulation with sharp joins and small bracketed serifs that often flare into spurred or forked terminals, giving many strokes a chiseled finish. Proportions are compact and vertically oriented, with generous counters in round letters and a lively diagonal stress that keeps text moving. Numerals and capitals follow the same sharp, tapered logic, maintaining a consistent, polished texture across the set.
Well-suited to editorial typography, book interiors, and magazine features where an elegant italic voice is needed for emphasis, quotes, and titling. It can also serve refined branding and invitation work, particularly when set with ample leading and slightly open tracking to let the terminals and modulation read cleanly.
The overall tone is poised and literary, suggesting traditional print refinement rather than casual handwriting. Its slant and spurred terminals add a touch of sophistication and drama, reading as cultivated and slightly expressive while remaining controlled.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic italic serif with a distinctly sharpened, spurred finishing language—balancing traditional readability with a more expressive, engraved-like sparkle for display and emphasized text.
In text, the narrow build and energetic italic angle create a tight, continuous flow, especially through repeated verticals. The forked/spurred terminals are most noticeable at the ends of stems and on select diagonals, contributing sparkle at larger sizes without turning into ornamental swashes.