Serif Forked/Spurred Idha 4 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, editorial display, gothic, heraldic, vintage, dramatic, ornate, period flavor, high impact, ornamental detail, compact headlines, spurred, forked, blackletter-leaning, condensed, high-waisted.
A condensed, display-oriented serif with pronounced forked terminals and frequent mid-stem spurs that give strokes a chiseled, notched profile. Stems are heavy and upright with moderate thick–thin modulation, while curves are tightly drawn and often resolve into sharp, hooked endings rather than smooth ball terminals. The texture is dark and vertical, with narrow counters and compact apertures that create a dense rhythm across words. Uppercase forms feel structured and columnar, and the lowercase maintains a similarly tall, compressed stance with a relatively even x-height.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, mastheads, album/film titles, packaging labels, and logo wordmarks where its notched terminals can be appreciated. It can also work for editorial display lines or pull quotes when set with generous tracking and ample leading to keep the dark texture from closing in.
The overall tone is gothic and heraldic, evoking old-world signage, title pages, and period print ephemera. Its sharp spurs and hooked terminals add drama and a slightly menacing, theatrical flavor, while the consistent verticality keeps it authoritative and formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, authoritative display voice rooted in gothic/old-style letterforms, emphasizing verticality and carved spur details for strong recognition in titles and branding.
In running text the dense color and narrow internal spaces can make long passages feel heavy, but the distinctive spurred details remain clear at larger sizes. The numerals share the same carved, ornamental logic as the letters, helping headlines and short callouts feel cohesive.