Blackletter Tubo 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, certificates, gothic, heraldic, medieval, dramatic, traditional, historic revival, display impact, calligraphic flavor, decorative caps, fractured, angular, calligraphic, ornate, textura-like.
A sharp, blackletter-inspired design with fractured strokes, pointed terminals, and dense vertical rhythm. The letterforms are built from narrow, straight stems and angular joins, with crisp breaks and occasional wedge-like serifs that create a chiseled silhouette. Capitals are more elaborate and embellished, featuring internal counters and decorative spur details, while the lowercase keeps a consistent, compact cadence. Numerals echo the same broken, calligraphic construction, maintaining strong stylistic continuity across the set.
Best suited to display use such as headlines, posters, title treatments, branding marks, and packaging where a historic or gothic flavor is desired. It also fits ceremonial materials like invitations or certificates, and works well for short phrases where the dense texture remains readable.
The font conveys a formal, historic tone associated with manuscripts, heraldry, and ceremonial typography. Its dark texture and spiky detailing feel authoritative and dramatic, with an old-world seriousness that reads as traditional and emblematic.
The design appears intended to recreate a traditional blackletter writing feel in a consistent digital set, emphasizing authentic broken-stroke construction, strong vertical rhythm, and decorative capitals for impactful display typography.
Spacing and texture create a continuous “woven” line color typical of blackletter, making it visually striking in short strings and headings. The more ornate capitals can dominate, so mixed-case settings tend to emphasize initial letters and proper nouns strongly.