Blackletter Poma 3 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, invitations, packaging, medieval, gothic, antique, storybook, heraldic, historic tone, display impact, manuscript feel, decorative caps, angular, ornate, calligraphic, textura-like, chiseled.
This font presents a blackletter-inspired construction with upright, broken strokes and crisp, faceted terminals. Letterforms are built from segmented verticals and angled joins, with subtle swelling at corners and occasional wedge-like feet that create a carved, rhythmic texture. Counters tend to be compact and irregularly polygonal, while capitals are more elaborate, mixing sharp interior notches with softly rounded outer curves. The overall color is even and readable for the style, with consistent stroke thickness and a slightly varying silhouette across glyphs that adds hand-rendered character.
Best suited to display settings such as titles, posters, packaging, and branding where a historical or gothic mood is desired. It can also work for invitations, certificates, and short editorial accents, but the dense texture makes it less ideal for long passages at small sizes.
The tone is distinctly medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world signage. Its ornament and broken rhythm feel historic and dramatic rather than modern or minimalist, lending a narrative, storybook quality to headlines and short phrases.
The design appears intended to capture a traditional blackletter voice with approachable, steady weight and consistent rhythm, balancing ornamental capitals with a more restrained lowercase for practical display typography. Its slightly irregular, hand-rendered finish suggests an aim for authenticity and period flavor over strict geometric uniformity.
Lowercase forms keep a sturdy, vertical cadence, while several capitals feature pronounced decorative strokes that help them stand as initials. Numerals follow the same broken-stroke logic, maintaining stylistic cohesion with the letters.