Serif Forked/Spurred Tasa 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, western, circus, vintage, playful, rugged, display impact, thematic styling, vintage revival, ornamental texture, headline emphasis, ornate, spurred, bracketed, heavy, poster.
A heavy, display-oriented serif with compact counters and sturdy, swelling strokes. Serifs are pronounced and often forked or spurred, with small mid-stem nicks and notched terminals that create a chiseled, ornamental edge. Curves are full and rounded, while joins and endings show sharp cut-ins that add texture and a slightly irregular rhythm. Overall spacing feels generous and the letterforms read best at larger sizes where the interior shapes and decorative terminals stay clear.
Best suited for attention-grabbing headlines on posters, flyers, and event branding where the spurred terminals can be appreciated. It also fits packaging, labels, and signage that aim for a vintage or western flavor, and can work for logotypes that want a bold, ornamental serif presence.
The tone is bold and theatrical, evoking old show bills, frontier signage, and novelty headline typography. Its carved, spurred detailing adds a handmade, stamp-like character that feels lively rather than formal, with a confident, slightly rowdy energy.
The design appears intended as a characterful display serif that combines strong weight with decorative, forked/spurred terminals to deliver immediate impact. Its consistent, chunky construction prioritizes recognizability and thematic styling over quiet readability at small sizes.
In continuous text the strong black mass and frequent notches create a busy texture, so the face reads more comfortably as a headline or short phrase than as body copy. The numerals match the letterforms with the same chunky proportions and decorative serif treatment, keeping a consistent, poster-friendly color across mixed content.