Blackletter Iggi 3 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, labels, gothic, medieval, dramatic, heraldic, heavy, tradition, authority, impact, ornament, angular, chiselled, condensed, tight spacing, sharp terminals.
This typeface is a dense, bold blackletter with condensed proportions and a strongly vertical rhythm. Strokes are built from sharp, angular facets with wedge-like terminals and frequent internal notches, creating a cut-metal, chiselled appearance rather than smooth pen modulation. Counters are small and rectangular, and joins form crisp corners that emphasize a rigid, architectural texture. The lowercase keeps a compact x-height with tall ascenders, while numerals and capitals maintain a consistent, blocky silhouette suited to short, emphatic settings.
Best suited for display applications such as headlines, posters, album/beer-label style graphics, badges, and wordmarks where a bold blackletter texture is desirable. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes when set large and given enough spacing to keep letterforms from visually merging.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking medieval manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world signage. Its weight and tight texture feel forceful and authoritative, with a dramatic, high-impact voice that reads as traditional and severe rather than casual.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern, highly inked take on traditional blackletter—compressing the forms for impact, sharpening the terminals for a carved look, and maintaining consistent vertical structure to produce a strong, unmistakable gothic texture.
In text, the compact spacing and heavy color create a strong patterned band across a line, prioritizing texture and presence over long-form readability. Distinctive, angular forms and tight counters benefit from generous point sizes or increased tracking when used in multi-word headlines.