Blackletter Ehti 3 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, mastheads, packaging, gothic, heraldic, severe, ceremonial, vintage, heritage feel, dramatic display, ceremonial tone, traditional branding, angular, calligraphic, spurred, broken strokes, dense.
A compact blackletter with broken, angular strokes and sharply pointed terminals. Thick verticals dominate, with thin connecting hairlines and crisp wedge-like serifs that create a chiseled rhythm. Counters are small and often pinched, giving the design a dense texture, while ascenders and capitals feature occasional flourished hooks and spurs. The numerals echo the same split-stroke construction, maintaining a consistent, engraved feel across the set.
Best suited to display roles such as headlines, mastheads, posters, and brand marks where a historic or gothic atmosphere is desired. It also works well for labels and packaging that benefit from a traditional, crafted look, especially at larger sizes where the interior details and sharp joins remain clear.
The overall tone is formal and imposing, with a medieval, institutional presence that reads as authoritative and traditional. Its dense color and sharp edges add drama and severity, suggesting ceremony, heritage, and old-world craft.
The design appears intended to evoke classic blackletter manuscript and inscriptional traditions while staying compact and visually forceful. Its construction prioritizes texture, vertical rhythm, and ornamental capitals for impactful display typography rather than quiet, extended reading.
Capitals are more ornamental than the lowercase, with varied internal shapes and pronounced entry/exit strokes that create a decorative headline character. In text lines the repeated vertical strokes produce a strong cadence, so spacing and word shapes become an important part of legibility.