Serif Forked/Spurred Puhu 12 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, game titles, packaging, ornate, whimsical, gothic, storybook, vintage, thematic display, ornamental impact, gothic flavor, storybook charm, spurred, forked, flared, wedge serif, curvilinear.
A decorative serif with heavy, rounded strokes and pronounced forked/spurred terminals that flare into sharp points. The forms are compact and sculptural, with teardrop-like apertures and frequent inward notches that create a cut-paper feel. Curves dominate, but many strokes finish in wedge-like, horned serifs; joins are smooth and swollen, giving counters a soft, bulbous geometry. Uppercase shows strong personality and uneven silhouette energy, while lowercase keeps a similarly carved rhythm with distinctive bowls and short, pointed endings. Numerals follow the same ornamental logic, with chunky bodies and tapered, stylized terminals.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, book covers, and title treatments where its ornate terminals can be appreciated. It can also work for themed packaging, labels, and branding in fantasy, gothic, or retro contexts, especially when set with generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is theatrical and fantastical—suggesting folklore, medieval or gothic ornament, and playful mischief rather than formality. Its spurs and horned endings add drama and motion, producing a spirited, slightly eerie charm that reads as vintage display typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a highly characterful display serif that blends rounded, heavy construction with forked, decorative terminals for instant thematic impact. Its consistent spur-and-wedge vocabulary suggests an aim to evoke historical ornament and storybook fantasy while maintaining clear, bold silhouettes for titling.
The dense black shapes and distinctive terminals create striking word images, but the many spurs and tight counters can visually fill in at smaller sizes. The font’s personality is consistent across cases and figures, making it feel like a unified, emblematic style rather than a neutral text face.