Blackletter Kafu 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, album art, branding, gothic, medieval, stern, dramatic, ritual, historical tone, dramatic impact, formal display, gothic branding, angular, spiky, tall, compressed, calligraphic.
A tall, tightly set blackletter with compressed proportions and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes are sharply faceted with pointed terminals and wedge-like serifs, giving the outlines a cut, chiseled feel rather than rounded pen curves. Curvature is minimal and handled as crisp angles, while counters remain narrow and elongated; many forms show subtle in-stroke tapering that reads as calligraphic. Lowercase retains a narrow, upright texture with compact bowls and distinctive, blade-like ascenders and descenders, and the numerals follow the same pointed, linear construction.
Best suited to display settings where its dense blackletter texture can be appreciated: headlines, titles, wordmarks, posters, album/cover art, and themed branding. It can work for short passages or pull quotes at larger sizes, but the narrow counters and spiky detail favor spacious tracking and generous line spacing.
The overall tone is formal and severe, with a distinctly medieval and ceremonial character. Its sharp edges and condensed stance evoke tradition, authority, and a dramatic, gothic atmosphere rather than casual readability.
The font appears designed to deliver an authentic, gothic blackletter voice in a clean, consistent system, prioritizing vertical cadence and sharply cut forms for high-impact display typography.
The design maintains consistent vertical stress and a disciplined, repeatable rhythm across letters, producing an even “textura-like” color in lines of copy. Capitals are especially tall and commanding, with narrow internal space and prominent spurs that help establish a strong headline presence.