Serif Forked/Spurred Vape 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, mastheads, vintage, ornate, editorial, dramatic, old-world, display impact, ornamentation, heritage tone, period flavor, textured color, bracketed, teardrop, spurred, flared, calligraphic.
This serif shows a compact, vertically oriented build with pronounced thick–thin modulation and crisp, tapered hairlines. Serifs are bracketed and often end in flared or forked shapes, with occasional mid-stem spurs that give many letters a notched, carved look. Curves are round but tightly controlled, and terminals frequently resolve into teardrop-like or beaked forms, creating a busy texture at display sizes. Overall spacing reads slightly tight, and the rhythm alternates between sturdy main stems and delicate connecting strokes, producing a lively, high-contrast silhouette across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, posters, mastheads, and cover typography where its forked terminals and sharp contrast can be appreciated. It can also add a period or crafted feel to packaging and branding, especially for products aiming for a heritage or apothecary-adjacent aesthetic. For extended reading, it will likely perform better in short bursts—subheads, pull quotes, or titling—rather than dense body text.
The font conveys a vintage, theatrical tone—decorative without becoming script-like—suggesting printed ephemera, Victorian-leaning display typography, and classic show-card energy. Its pointed details and spur accents add drama and formality, while the narrow proportions keep it assertive and attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a traditional serif through ornamental, spurred detailing—adding visual bite to stems and terminals while keeping an upright, structured skeleton. The goal seems to be strong presence and memorable letterforms for display settings, balancing classical proportions with decorative, engraved-like finishing.
In the sample text, the intricate terminals and internal spur details become more apparent in heavier shapes like S, B, R, and the diagonal letters, giving lines a textured, slightly crunchy color. Numerals share the same contrast and ornamental finishing, with distinctive, stylized forms that read best when given enough size and breathing room.