Blackletter Ufny 2 is a bold, narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: wordmarks, posters, album covers, packaging, certificates, gothic, medieval, ritual, severe, dramatic, heritage tone, authority, dramatic titling, ornamental impact, angular, ornate, fractured, spurred, textura-like.
A sharply cut blackletter with tall, condensed proportions and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes alternate between heavy stems and razor-thin connecting hairlines, with frequent pointed terminals, wedge-like serifs, and broken curves that create a faceted silhouette. The capitals are elaborate and crest-like with angular inner notches, while the lowercase maintains a consistent, upright texture with narrow counters and tight apertures. Numerals follow the same chiseled logic, staying compact and high-contrast with crisp, pointed corners.
Best suited to display settings such as mastheads, wordmarks, posters, and dramatic titling where the intricate blackletter texture can be appreciated. It also fits themed packaging, labels, invitations, and certificate-style pieces that benefit from a traditional, authoritative feel.
The overall tone is austere and ceremonial, evoking manuscript and heraldic traditions. Its dense texture and knife-edge detailing feel formal and commanding, with a slightly ominous, arcane flavor when set in words and headlines.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with strong vertical texture and crisp, chiseled detailing, balancing ornate capitals with a more regular lowercase for recognizable set text at headline sizes.
In text, the strong verticals knit into an even, dark color, while distinctive spurs and sharp joins help differentiate letters at larger sizes. The most delicate hairlines and interior cuts add sparkle, but also make spacing and size choices important to keep the texture from filling in.