Serif Forked/Spurred Vavo 13 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, mastheads, signage, assertive, vintage, theatrical, editorial, ceremonial, impact, heritage, ornamentation, branding, drama, bracketed, flared, spurred, beaked, ink-trap feel.
A dense, display-oriented serif with pronounced stroke contrast and wide, blocky proportions. The serifs are strongly bracketed and often flare into forked or spurred terminals, creating sharp interior notches and chiseled, wedge-like joins. Counters are compact relative to the heavy exterior mass, and curves are sculpted with crisp pinch points that heighten the engraved, cut-from-solid look. Overall spacing reads sturdy and deliberate, with a confident rhythm built from broad verticals, substantial bowls, and emphatic, sculptural terminals.
Best suited to large-scale settings where its heavy mass, spurred terminals, and sculpted contrast can be appreciated—headlines, posters, mastheads, packaging, and bold signage. It can work for short editorial decks or pull quotes, but the dense counters and ornate terminals may feel heavy in long passages at smaller sizes.
The face projects a bold, old-world gravitas—part poster woodtype, part engraved headline. Its spurred detailing and dramatic contrast give it a theatrical, attention-grabbing tone that feels ceremonial and slightly baroque rather than neutral or purely utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a classic serif foundation, adding forked/spurred terminal details to create a distinctive, branded voice. It prioritizes presence and character over neutrality, aiming for a memorable, display-first texture.
Distinctive mid-stem spurs and beak-like terminals appear throughout, giving many letters a forked silhouette and a lively edge at large sizes. The figures match the letterforms in weight and width, maintaining the same carved, high-impact presence in numerals and text settings.