Serif Forked/Spurred Ofmu 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, mastheads, branding, gothic, vintage, dramatic, ornate, storybook, display impact, historic flavor, ornamental detail, high contrast texture, flared, spurred, forked, wedge serif, ink-trap feel.
A dark, tightly set serif with pronounced wedge-like serifs and frequent forked or spurred terminals that give many strokes a notched, chiseled finish. Strokes are predominantly heavy with modest modulation, and the overall drawing favors compact bowls, narrow counters, and tall, slightly pinched joins. Curves often terminate in subtle points or hooks (notably in forms like C, G, S, and lowercases), while verticals stay firm and straight, creating a strong, poster-like rhythm. The numerals and capitals share the same carved, ornamental edge treatment, keeping a consistent, high-ink silhouette across the set.
Best suited to display settings where its carved terminals and dense texture can be appreciated—posters, headlines, mastheads, packaging labels, and dramatic book or album covers. It can work for short editorial callouts or pull quotes when given generous size and spacing, but it is less ideal for long passages of body text.
The tone reads theatrical and old-world, with a distinctly gothic, display-first personality. Its sharp spurs and carved endings evoke historical printing, fantasy or horror titling, and a sense of ceremony rather than everyday neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, historicized display voice by combining heavy serif structure with forked, spurred terminals and compact internal spaces. The consistent ornamental finishing across caps, lowercase, and numerals suggests a focus on impactful titles and branding where a distinctive silhouette matters most.
The texture is highly graphic: interior shapes are relatively small compared to the heavy exterior mass, so the face builds strong color quickly in lines of text. The spurred terminals and occasional hooked details add visual noise that enhances character at larger sizes but can become busy when set tightly or very small.