Blackletter Ufpu 10 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, game titles, book covers, gothic, dramatic, arcane, medieval, expressive, thematic impact, handmade texture, dark mood, historical flavor, display emphasis, angular, spiky, calligraphic, chiseled, irregular.
This typeface features sharp, angular letterforms with pointed terminals and broken, calligraphic strokes that mimic a quick pen or brush. Stems and bowls are built from faceted segments, producing a jagged rhythm and a distinctly hand-drawn edge. Contrast is pronounced, with abrupt transitions between thick strokes and thin hairlines, and many characters show slight irregularities in contour and width that add movement. Counters are generally tight and asymmetrical, and the overall silhouette leans toward compact, vertical shapes with aggressive hooks and wedges.
Best suited for display use such as posters, titles, packaging, and cover typography where a strong gothic tone is desired. It performs particularly well for fantasy or horror theming, event promotions, and game or film branding, and is most effective at larger sizes where its inner detail and jagged stroke behavior remain clear.
The font conveys a dark, theatrical tone with medieval and occult overtones. Its spiky texture and uneven hand-crafted energy feel confrontational and intense, evoking folklore, dungeon-crawl fantasy, and horror-leaning aesthetics.
The design appears intended to reinterpret blackletter-inspired construction through an expressive, hand-rendered approach, prioritizing atmosphere and texture over strict regularity. Its fractured strokes and pointed terminals are geared toward producing immediate thematic impact in short reads.
In text settings the dense texture can build quickly, especially where narrow counters and sharp interior angles cluster, giving lines a gritty, carved appearance. Numerals and capitals carry the same fractured, knife-edged logic, helping headings and short phrases maintain a consistent, emblematic impact.