Blackletter Ufby 1 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, editorial, medieval, formal, dramatic, ornate, authoritative, heritage, authority, ornament, dramatic tone, craft aesthetic, angular, spiky, calligraphic, flourished, engraved.
This typeface uses sharply faceted, blackletter-style construction with pointed terminals, broken curves, and strong vertical stress. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation, with narrow hairlines and heavier stems that create a crisp, high-contrast texture. Uppercase forms are dense and decorative, featuring interior cut-ins and occasional swash-like spur details, while lowercase maintains a compact rhythm with narrow counters and angular joins. Numerals echo the same split-stroke logic and ornamental detailing, producing a cohesive, engraved look across the set.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, mastheads, posters, album or event artwork, and branding that benefits from a historic or ceremonial feel. It can work for short editorial pulls or title pages where texture and ornament are desirable, and benefits from generous size and spacing to preserve interior details.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldic lettering, and traditional print craft. Its crisp contrast and sharp angles lend a dramatic, authoritative voice that feels formal and slightly theatrical.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with strong contrast and ornamental detail, balancing manuscript-inspired forms with consistent, repeatable structures for modern display composition.
In text settings, the letterforms create a lively, patterned color with frequent black–white flicker from the broken strokes and narrow counters. Capitals stand out as display elements, while mixed-case paragraphs read as intentionally decorative rather than neutral.