Blackletter Upva 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, logotypes, streetwear, event flyers, gothic, medieval, aggressive, arcane, rebellious, add grit, boost intensity, create drama, modernize tradition, angular, jagged, textured, spiky, condensed.
A condensed, right-leaning blackletter with sharp, fractured strokes and a noticeably distressed edge. Stems are tall and rigid with broken terminals and irregular notches that create a torn, ink-worn texture. Counters are tight and apertures often pinch into pointed joins, producing a dense rhythm and strong vertical emphasis. Curved forms are reduced to angular segments, and many letters show asymmetrical, hand-cut detailing that gives the set a rough, high-impact silhouette.
Best suited for short, high-contrast applications where texture and attitude are an advantage—posters, album artwork, brand marks, apparel graphics, and dramatic titles. It works well at larger sizes where the distressed details can read clearly, and as a secondary accent face paired with simpler text fonts.
The overall tone is dark and confrontational, evoking gothic signage, medieval manuscript energy, and metal/punk DIY grit. The distressed finishing adds a weathered, underground feel—more raw and dramatic than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to modernize a traditional blackletter skeleton with a deliberately rough, distressed finish and a pronounced forward slant. The goal is impact and atmosphere—projecting intensity and grit while maintaining recognizable blackletter structure.
The distressing is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, so even simple shapes retain a rugged profile. Numerals are compact and blocky with the same chipped terminals, matching the letterforms for cohesive headline use. In longer text the dense texture becomes a dominant visual element, especially where tight counters and spiky joins accumulate.