Serif Forked/Spurred Gobo 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, titles, headlines, logos, packaging, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ornate, sinister, period flavor, dark drama, ornament, display impact, compact fit, blackletter-influenced, spurred, forked, calligraphic, compact.
This typeface is a compact, blackletter-influenced serif with a tall, compressed stance and sharply articulated terminals. Strokes are relatively crisp with noticeable (but not extreme) thick–thin modulation, and many stems and curves end in forked, hooked, or spurred details that give the outlines a barbed silhouette. The rhythm is tight and vertical, with narrow counters and condensed bowls; capitals are especially angular and sculptural, while the lowercase keeps a restrained, sturdy texture. Figures are simple and sturdy, matching the pointed terminal language and maintaining a consistent, old-style color in text.
Best suited for display work such as posters, titles, album/cover art, logos, and themed packaging where a gothic or antique voice is desired. It can work for short blurbs or pull quotes, but longer paragraphs will benefit from larger sizes and comfortable tracking to keep the compact counters from closing in.
The overall tone feels gothic and ceremonial—dark, historic, and a little ominous. Its spurred terminals and compact density evoke medieval manuscripts, heavy-metal or horror titling cues, and dramatic, story-driven branding where atmosphere matters as much as legibility.
The design appears intended to deliver a stylized historic impression—combining serif letterforms with blackletter-like spur and forked terminal motifs to create a dramatic, period-evocative texture. Its proportions prioritize a tall, condensed presence that maximizes impact in narrow spaces and reinforces a strong vertical cadence.
In continuous text the dense vertical rhythm can create a strong, textured “wall” of type, so spacing and size will noticeably affect clarity. The sharp spur details read best when given enough size or printing resolution to preserve the pointed ends and interior apertures.