Blackletter Kogu 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album covers, logotypes, packaging, gothic, historic, dramatic, ceremonial, severe, manuscript revival, historic mood, display impact, ornamental texture, compact set, angular, spiky, calligraphic, broken strokes, sharp terminals.
A condensed blackletter with tall vertical proportions, sharp broken curves, and pronounced contrast between thick stems and hairline joins. The strokes terminate in pointed, wedge-like serifs and knife-edge beaks, with frequent diamond-like corners where curves are “broken” into angles. Rhythm is strongly vertical and modular, with tight sidebearings and uneven internal counters that create a dense, textured line. Numerals echo the same chiseled construction, using steep diagonals and faceted turns rather than smooth bowls.
Best suited to display contexts such as headlines, posters, editorial openers, album artwork, and brand marks where a historical or gothic voice is desired. It can also work for packaging or event collateral that benefits from a ceremonial, traditional texture, especially when given generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking medieval manuscript lettering and engraved signage. Its sharpness and dense texture feel authoritative and intense, lending a dramatic, old-world gravitas to short phrases and titles.
The design appears intended to capture a manuscript-like blackletter flavor with crisp, angular construction and a compact footprint. It prioritizes dramatic texture, verticality, and sharp calligraphic detail for impactful display typography.
Uppercase forms are stately and narrow, with distinct spear-like diagonals and occasional ornamental hooks that add bite without becoming overly flourished. In longer lines the tight spacing and dark color create a strong “black” typographic mass, which is striking at display sizes and can become visually busy when set small or tightly tracked.