Serif Forked/Spurred Waba 9 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logotypes, packaging, western, vintage, circus, playful, loud, display impact, vintage flavor, ornamental detail, poster presence, ornate, bracketed, bulbous, spurred, decorative.
A heavy, decorative serif with broad, blocky proportions and a strong vertical stance. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with thick main stems and comparatively narrow joins and counters, creating a punchy, ink-trap-like rhythm at smaller apertures. Serifs are bracketed and sculpted rather than flat, often ending in forked or spurred terminals that give many letters a carved, ornamental finish. Curves are rounded and swollen, while internal spaces tend to be tight, producing a dense, poster-ready texture across lines of text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, signage, and branding where a distinctive, vintage voice is desired. It performs especially well at medium-to-large sizes where the internal shaping and forked terminals can be appreciated, and where high-impact wordmarks or short phrases are the primary goal.
The overall tone is bold and showmanlike, evoking vintage display lettering associated with Western posters, circus or fair signage, and old-time advertising. Its ornamented terminals and chunky forms feel theatrical and slightly quirky rather than refined, emphasizing personality and impact over neutrality.
The design appears intended as an attention-grabbing display serif that channels historic, hand-carved or showcard-inspired forms through consistent, repeatable letter shapes. Its spurred terminals and sculpted serifs are used to add texture and character while keeping a sturdy, readable silhouette.
The font’s wide letterforms and tight counters create a strong, dark color in paragraph-like settings, making it especially assertive when set in all caps. Numerals and capitals share the same chiseled, spurred detailing, which helps maintain consistent character in headlines and short bursts of text.