Blackletter Guna 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, branding, medieval, dramatic, ceremonial, traditional, gothic, historical tone, display impact, formal styling, manuscript echo, angular, calligraphic, beveled, compact, ornate.
This typeface features blackletter-inspired letterforms with angular joins, sharp terminals, and subtly faceted strokes that suggest a broad-nib or pen-cut construction. Strokes show moderate contrast and a consistent, upright stance, with dense interior counters and compact sidebearings that create a dark, rhythmic texture in text. Capitals are more embellished, using pointed spurs and arched tops, while the lowercase maintains a steady vertical cadence. Numerals follow the same carved, calligraphic logic, with strong diagonals and tapered endings that keep the set visually cohesive.
Best suited to display roles such as headlines, posters, titles, and identity work where a historic or ceremonial mood is desired. It can also work for short passages like pull quotes, invitations, or packaging statements when set large with added spacing for clarity.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering, heraldic signage, and old-world print traditions. Its strong, dark color and sharp geometry lend a dramatic, authoritative presence that reads as classic and slightly forbidding rather than casual or friendly.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with consistent, legible construction—balancing ornament and readability through controlled contrast, upright structure, and cohesive, pen-informed detailing across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
In paragraph settings the tight spacing and heavy texture form a pronounced pattern, so the design reads best when given room to breathe through generous tracking and line spacing. Diagonals and curved strokes are handled with deliberate, chiseled curves, keeping the look crisp and uniform across the alphabet and figures.