Blackletter Tabe 2 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, branding, certificates, packaging, gothic, medieval, heraldic, dramatic, ritual, historical evocation, display impact, formal tone, decorative texture, angular, spiky, ornate, calligraphic, broken strokes.
This typeface uses a blackletter construction with broken, angular strokes and sharp terminals. Stems are dense and vertical, with narrow internal counters and frequent pointed joins that create a rhythmic, faceted texture across words. Contrast is pronounced: thick main strokes are paired with finer connecting hairlines and small wedge-like finishing strokes. Capitals are larger and more embellished than the lowercase, with strong vertical emphasis and distinctive interior cut-ins; numerals follow the same pointed, chiseled logic with compact proportions.
Best suited to display sizes where the sharp details and broken strokes can read clearly: posters, headlines, logos/wordmarks, and themed branding. It also fits labels, packaging, invitations, and certificate-style layouts where a traditional, formal atmosphere is desired.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and formal proclamations. Its strong dark color and spurred details feel authoritative and dramatic, with an intentionally archaic, crafted presence rather than a neutral contemporary voice.
The design appears intended to deliver an authentic blackletter voice with crisp, high-contrast pen logic and a strong vertical backbone. It prioritizes distinctive texture and ornamental authority for impactful titles and emblematic typography.
In running text the letterforms lock into a tight, patterned cadence, producing a strong “woven” blackletter texture. Some glyphs show pronounced asymmetry and varied entry/exit strokes, enhancing the hand-drawn calligraphic character and giving headings a lively, traditional bite.