Blackletter Ufmy 3 is a bold, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, album covers, gothic, heraldic, dramatic, historic, severe, historic feel, authority, ornament, display impact, angular, faceted, pointed, spiky, calligraphic.
A condensed, Blackletter-style design built from tall vertical stems and sharply faceted joins. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation with clipped, chiseled terminals and frequent pointed notches, giving the outlines a carved, architectural feel. Counters are tight and rhythmic, and many letters rely on broken curves and steep diagonals rather than round bowls. Uppercase forms are narrow and commanding, while lowercase maintains a consistent, upright texture with distinctive, blade-like ascenders and compact interior spaces. Numerals follow the same narrow, angular construction for a cohesive set.
Best suited to short, prominent settings where its intricate texture and narrow proportions can act as a visual signature—titles, mastheads, posters, branding marks, and thematic packaging. It can also work for editorial display in historical or gothic contexts when given generous size and spacing to preserve letter separation.
The tone is emphatic and traditional, evoking medieval manuscript lettering, heraldry, and old-world ceremony. Its dense vertical rhythm and sharp detailing create a stern, authoritative mood that reads as ceremonial, gothic, and slightly menacing.
The design appears intended to deliver an authentic Blackletter voice with a compact footprint and strong vertical momentum, prioritizing ornamented structure and dramatic contrast to create an unmistakably historic display texture.
In longer lines the texture becomes a dark, continuous weave, with small apertures and closely spaced verticals emphasizing pattern over individual letterforms. Capitals stand out strongly for initial or title use, while the highly stylized lowercase keeps the page feeling formal and historical.