Blackletter Ehme 2 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, certificates, gothic, heraldic, medieval, dramatic, authoritative, historic tone, display impact, ornamentation, formal voice, texture building, angular, ornate, calligraphic, textura-like, spurred.
A dense, dark blackletter with compact proportions and strongly sculpted strokes. Letterforms are built from sharp, angular segments with pronounced thick–thin modulation and wedge-like terminals that read as pen-cut or chiseled. Counters are tight and often partially enclosed, creating a heavy texture in lines of text, while capitals feature prominent spurs and decorative notches. Lowercase shows a consistent vertical rhythm with narrow joins, and figures adopt similarly pointed, stylized forms that integrate with the overall texture.
Best suited for display typography where its intricate texture can remain clear: posters, album or book covers, branding marks, packaging, and certificates or invitations with a historical or ceremonial theme. It can work for short passages or pull quotes at larger sizes, but the tight counters and dense rhythm make it less appropriate for long-form reading at small sizes.
The font projects a traditional Gothic tone—formal, historical, and commanding. Its dense texture and sharp detailing evoke manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world ceremony, lending a dramatic and slightly austere voice to headlines and short statements.
This design appears intended to deliver an authentic blackletter texture with strong vertical rhythm and pronounced pen-like contrast, optimized for impactful display use. The narrow build and ornate capitals suggest an emphasis on tradition, gravitas, and visual authority rather than neutrality or everyday legibility.
Spacing appears intentionally compact, encouraging a continuous “woven” text color typical of blackletter. The most distinctive character comes through in the capitals, where added hooks and broken strokes increase ornamentation and emphasize a ceremonial, emblematic feel.