Serif Forked/Spurred Idha 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, titles, gothic, vintage, dramatic, ornate, editorial, historic flavor, display impact, brand character, compact setting, blackletter-influenced, condensed, spurred, forked, sharp.
A tightly condensed serif with tall vertical proportions and a rhythmic, column-like texture. Strokes show clear contrast with narrow joins and pinched curves, while terminals frequently split into small forked points that read as spurs on stems and bowl joins. The design mixes crisp straight sides with gently rounded counters, creating a controlled, slightly angular flow rather than soft calligraphy. Uppercase forms are especially narrow and elongated; lowercase is similarly compact with a notably low x-height, giving long lines a strongly vertical cadence.
This font is best suited to display settings where its condensed silhouette and forked terminals can be appreciated—headlines, posters, wordmarks, and packaging accents. It can also work for short editorial titles or pull quotes, but the dense rhythm and low x-height suggest keeping it out of long body text.
The overall tone is gothic and vintage, evoking old print, signage, and ceremonial typography without fully committing to traditional blackletter. Its sharp spur details and compressed stance feel dramatic and slightly ominous, lending authority and theatricality to titles.
The design appears intended to deliver a historical, blackletter-adjacent flavor in a refined, structured serif format. By emphasizing tall proportions, controlled contrast, and distinctive spurred terminals, it aims to provide instant period character and high-impact presence in compact widths.
Spacing appears tight and the narrow letterforms create dense word shapes, especially in mixed-case text. Numerals follow the same condensed, spurred treatment and sit comfortably alongside the uppercase, reinforcing a consistent display character.