Serif Forked/Spurred Puhu 13 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, playful, vintage, festive, storybook, whimsical, decoration, impact, thematic branding, retro flavor, display emphasis, ornate, spurred, bracketed, tapered, bubbly.
A very heavy display serif with compact counters, rounded interior shapes, and strongly sculpted outlines. Strokes are thick and even, with small bracketed serifs and frequent forked or spurred terminals that create notched, flared ends on stems and arms. The overall silhouette reads wide and sturdy, with soft curves and occasional angular cuts that add a chiseled, decorative rhythm. Numerals and capitals share the same chunky, ornamental construction, producing a consistent, poster-like texture across lines of text.
Best suited for short, prominent text where its chunky forms and ornate terminals can be appreciated—such as headlines, posters, event promotions, and bold brand marks. It can also work on packaging and signage that aims for a vintage, festive, or playful look, especially when set with generous spacing and ample size.
The letterforms feel jovial and theatrical, combining old-style ornamentation with a cartoonish, friendly mass. The spurs and flared terminals add a touch of retro show-card energy, giving the font a lively, slightly mischievous tone rather than a formal one.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display face that fuses classic serif structure with decorative spurs and forked terminals to create instant personality. Its wide stance and heavy shapes prioritize attention and theme-setting over neutral readability.
At text sizes the dense weight and tight counters can darken the page, while at larger sizes the distinctive spurs and carved joins become the main character-defining details. The design maintains a cohesive decorative motif across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, with particularly strong personality in diagonals and curved letters.