Serif Forked/Spurred Omra 9 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, gothic, western, vintage, dramatic, ornate, display impact, historic flavor, ornamental edge, brand character, spurred, forked, engraved, poster, high-impact.
A condensed, high-impact serif with crisp forked terminals, sharp wedges, and frequent mid-stem spurs that create a bristling silhouette. Strokes are sturdy with moderate contrast, and the overall drawing favors verticality and tight, compact counters. Serifs and terminals feel cut and chiseled rather than rounded, with abrupt joins and angular notches that add texture to the rhythm. Uppercase forms are broad-shouldered but restrained in width, while the lowercase maintains a sturdy, upright structure with distinctive, spurred ascenders and compact bowls.
Best for display applications where a strong, decorative voice is needed—headlines, posters, signage, packaging, and emblem-like logotypes. It performs especially well at larger sizes where the spurs and forked terminals can be clearly appreciated, and it can add period flavor to titles, labels, and branding systems that want a historic or dramatic edge.
The tone is theatrical and old-world, evoking gothic titling and frontier-era display lettering at the same time. Its sharp spurs and chiseled edges convey intensity, authority, and a slightly mysterious, historical character.
The design appears intended to provide an assertive display serif with distinctive forked terminals and spurred detailing, prioritizing character and impact over neutrality. Its condensed proportions and emphatic vertical stress suggest it was drawn to hold attention in titles and branding while maintaining a consistent ornamental theme across glyphs.
The design relies on strong vertical stems and consistent ornamental inflections to hold coherence across the alphabet. Numerals and capitals read as particularly commanding, while the dense internal shapes give longer passages a dark, textured color best suited to short settings.