Blackletter Aslu 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, posters, branding, certificates, medieval, storybook, gothic, handcrafted, old-world, historical feel, thematic display, calligraphic texture, gothic mood, calligraphic, angular, flared, textura-like, chiseled.
This typeface presents a compact, calligraphic blackletter structure with crisp, angular joins and subtly irregular stroke endings that suggest pen-drawn construction. Strokes show moderate contrast with tapered, slightly flared terminals, and curves are restrained, often resolving into pointed or faceted shapes. Counters are relatively tight and rhythmically segmented, while ascenders and capitals carry modest decorative hooks and notches rather than elaborate flourishes. Overall spacing feels compact and rhythmic, with glyph-to-glyph width variation that keeps the texture lively while maintaining consistent vertical stress.
It suits display settings where historical or gothic character is desired, such as headlines, book and game covers, posters, invitations, and themed branding. Short to medium-length text can work well when a textured, traditional atmosphere is more important than modern neutrality.
The font conveys a medieval, old-world tone with a handcrafted, storybook sensibility. Its dark, textured rhythm reads as traditional and ceremonial, leaning toward gothic gravitas while remaining approachable rather than severely rigid.
The design appears intended to recreate a pen-and-ink blackletter impression with controlled ornament and a consistent, dark typographic color. It aims for an authentic medieval voice while keeping forms simplified enough for contemporary display use.
Capitals are bold and emblematic with pronounced blackletter silhouettes, while the lowercase maintains legibility through simplified forms and steady vertical emphasis. Numerals follow the same chiseled, calligraphic logic, matching the alphabet’s compact color and tapered finishing strokes.