Blackletter Etpy 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, titles, branding, certificates, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, gothic, historic, historical flavor, decorative impact, formal tone, thematic display, manuscript feel, angular, calligraphic, broken strokes, sharp terminals, ink-trap notches.
A calligraphic blackletter with compact proportions, pronounced thick–thin modulation, and crisp, broken curves that read as carved or penned with a broad nib. Strokes show sharp wedges and diamond-like joins, with small interior notches and faceted contours that create a rhythmic, chiseled texture. Capitals are more ornate and irregularly contoured than the lowercase, while the lowercase maintains a steady vertical cadence with pointed serifs and hooked finishes; numerals follow the same angular, high-contrast logic for a cohesive color in text.
Best suited for display settings such as titles, headlines, posters, and identity work that benefits from historic gravitas. It can also support short passages in larger sizes for invitations, certificates, or themed packaging where texture and atmosphere are more important than maximum readability.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, with a dramatic, authoritative presence. Its sharp joins and formal rhythm evoke manuscript and heraldic traditions, leaning toward solemn, ritual, and storybook darkness rather than casual handwriting.
The design appears intended to recreate a hand-drawn, broad-nib blackletter feel with strong contrast and faceted, broken stroke construction. Its goal is to deliver immediate period character and decorative authority, using ornate capitals and a consistent angular rhythm across letters and numerals.
In the sample text, word shapes form a dense, textured pattern with frequent pointed terminals and narrow counters, so spacing and size will strongly influence legibility. The distinctive capital forms add flourish at the start of words and can dominate at smaller sizes, while the punctuation and figures match the same faceted, pen-cut character.