Blackletter Ukho 2 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album covers, book covers, logotypes, gothic, ceremonial, dramatic, historic, ornate, period flavor, dramatic display, ornamentation, calligraphic texture, brand impact, calligraphic, angular, spiky, engraved, flourished.
A high-contrast, calligraphic blackletter with sharp, angular construction and a lively mix of thick verticals and hairline joins. Strokes terminate in pointed wedges and small hooked beaks, while many letters show split/outlined pen effects that create an engraved, faceted look. Proportions lean broad, with capitals that feel expansive and lowercases that alternate between compact, dense forms (notably in m/n/u) and more open rounds (o/e), producing an irregular, hand-drawn rhythm. Numerals echo the same chiseled contrast and crisp terminals, with distinctive old-style flavor and decorative stress.
Best suited to display typography where its ornate texture and crisp contrast can be appreciated—headlines, posters, title treatments, and brand marks that aim for a historic or gothic voice. It works well for short passages such as chapter titles, invitations, labels, and themed packaging, but will be visually intense for long body text.
The font projects a gothic, ceremonial tone—authoritative and theatrical, with a medieval-to-renaissance flavor. Its spiky detail and dramatic contrast read as formal and ritualistic, suggesting heraldry, lore, or dark romantic storytelling rather than everyday neutrality.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional blackletter through a hand-drawn, engraved aesthetic, emphasizing pointed terminals, faceted hairlines, and dramatic stroke modulation. Its widened stance and expressive capitals aim to deliver maximum presence and period character in display settings.
Capitals are especially expressive, featuring sweeping curves and sharp internal corners that can create strong texture in headlines. The dense blackletter patterning becomes more prominent as letters stack in words, while the hairline facets add sparkle at display sizes and may feel delicate at very small sizes.