Blackletter Nabu 2 is a bold, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album covers, brand marks, certificates, gothic, medieval, severe, ceremonial, traditional, tradition, authority, drama, density, ornament, angular, faceted, pointed terminals, chiselled, condensed.
A condensed blackletter with tall, narrow proportions and a strongly vertical rhythm. Strokes are mostly uniform in thickness, shaped into faceted, straight-sided forms with sharp corners and pointed, wedge-like terminals. Counters are tight and largely rectangular, and many joins resolve into crisp notches that emphasize a carved, modular construction. The lowercase keeps a compact x-height under prominent ascenders, while capitals are similarly narrow and built from stacked verticals, giving lines of text a dense, spired texture.
Best suited to display settings where its dense texture and sharp detailing can read clearly: headlines, posters, packaging accents, album or event graphics, and logo/wordmark work. It can also support formal pieces such as certificates or titles when set with generous tracking and ample size.
The overall tone is gothic and austere, evoking manuscript tradition and formal inscription. Its sharp geometry and dense texture read as authoritative and ceremonial rather than casual or friendly.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact blackletter voice with a clean, uniform stroke and crisp, chiseled terminals. It prioritizes strong vertical emphasis and consistent texture for dramatic display typography.
Spacing appears intentionally tight, reinforcing the continuous vertical “picket fence” texture typical of narrow blackletter. Numerals and punctuation adopt the same angular, pointed detailing, helping mixed content maintain a consistent, engraved look.