Serif Forked/Spurred Goba 6 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, display titles, branding, invitations, victorian, whimsical, storybook, historic, decorative flair, vintage voice, headline impact, distinctive texture, spurred, forked, bracketed, calligraphic, ornate.
A compact serif with tall, narrow proportions and medium contrast between thick and thin strokes. Stems are relatively straight and upright, while many terminals finish in distinctive forked, spurred shapes that add ornamental bite without becoming fully blackletter. Serifs are small to moderately bracketed, and curves show a slightly calligraphic stress. The lowercase has a readable, steady rhythm with a moderate x-height, while capitals appear more decorative and vertical, giving headlines a carved, poster-like presence. Numerals follow the same narrow, stylized construction with curled terminals on several forms.
Best suited to display sizes where the ornamental terminals can be appreciated—posters, book and album covers, packaging, and boutique branding. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when set with comfortable line spacing, but the dense, spurred details make it most effective for headings, titling, and identity-driven applications.
The overall tone reads vintage and slightly theatrical—evoking late-19th-century display printing, curious-shop signage, and storybook titling. The spurred terminals add a mischievous, eccentric character that feels more playful than formal, while still retaining a classic serif backbone.
The design appears intended to blend traditional serif structure with decorative, forked terminal motifs to create a period-flavored display face that remains legible. Its narrow build and consistent ornamentation suggest it was drawn to deliver strong vertical presence and a distinctive, antique voice in headlines.
The distinctive forked terminals are consistent across the set and become the defining texture in text, especially on letters like C, E, G, S, and several lowercase forms. Spacing appears set to preserve the narrow silhouette, making the face feel tight and vertical; it benefits from generous leading when used in longer lines.