Blackletter Ukba 13 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, headlines, posters, tattoo flash, album covers, gothic, medieval, heraldic, solemn, dramatic, historic flavor, ceremonial impact, ornate display, gothic branding, angular, ornate, fractured, diamond serifs, ink traps.
A dense, sharply faceted blackletter with broken strokes, pointed joins, and compact internal counters. Vertical stems dominate, punctuated by wedge-like terminals and diamond-notched serifs that create a rhythmic, carved look. Curves are treated as segmented arcs, with occasional interior cut-ins and thin inline slits that emphasize the calligraphic construction. Capitals are tall and stately with pronounced spur details, while lowercase forms remain narrow and vertical, keeping word shapes tightly packed and highly textured.
Best suited to logotypes, titles, packaging marks, and poster headlines where its intricate stroke cuts and broken construction can be appreciated. It also fits music and event graphics, badges, and emblem-style layouts that benefit from a historic or gothic voice, but it will demand generous size and spacing for comfortable reading in longer passages.
The overall tone is traditional and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world signage. Its dark color and angular ornamentation feel authoritative and dramatic, with a slightly menacing, occult-leaning edge when set in all caps or dense blocks of text.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with crisp, engraved-like sharpness and ornamental bite. It prioritizes strong texture and period character over neutrality, aiming for high-impact display typography with a distinctly traditional, gothic atmosphere.
In the sample text, the strong vertical rhythm produces a consistent “woven” texture, and the sharp terminals can visually merge at smaller sizes or tight tracking. The numerals follow the same faceted logic, reading as display figures with pointed shoulders and hard corners rather than rounded forms.