Blackletter Tapi 2 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, certificates, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ornate, authoritative, historic evocation, display impact, ornamental caps, textural color, traditional authority, angular, spiky, textura-like, broken strokes, vertical emphasis.
This typeface presents a dense blackletter texture built from strongly vertical stems and sharply broken curves. Strokes transition between thick, weighty main stems and fine hairline terminals, with frequent pointed hooks, wedges, and knife-like serifs that create a crisp, faceted silhouette. Counters are relatively tight and the interior spaces often appear pinched, reinforcing a compact rhythm. Capitals are more embellished than the lowercase, featuring occasional looped or flourished elements, while the lowercase maintains a consistent, upright lattice that reads as a continuous, dark pattern in text.
This font is best used for display applications where its angular detailing and dense texture can be appreciated—posters, headlines, mastheads, album art, and branding marks. It also fits packaging and labels that lean into heritage cues, as well as formal or ceremonial pieces like certificates and invitations. For readability, it performs most confidently at larger sizes or in short passages rather than extended body copy.
The overall tone is traditional and ceremonial, with a distinctly historic gravitas. Its sharp joins and dark rhythm convey authority and formality, while the ornamental capitals add a touch of pageantry. The result feels dramatic and old-world, suited to designs that want a deliberate sense of tradition and intensity.
The design appears intended to capture a classic blackletter voice with strong vertical structure and crisp, broken stroke construction, while adding decorative capital forms for emphasis. Its emphasis on dark texture and pointed terminals suggests a focus on impactful display typography that evokes historical craft and authoritative tradition.
In running text the font forms a strong vertical cadence with frequent sharp terminals that can visually sparkle at larger sizes. Several characters show intentionally stylized, calligraphic irregularities—especially in capitals—contributing to a hand-rendered feel while keeping a disciplined, structured backbone. Numerals follow the same blackletter logic, with bold bodies and tapered, pointed finishing strokes.