Blackletter Etje 2 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, book covers, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, ornate, heraldic, historic flavor, display impact, ornamental texture, dramatic tone, angular, faceted, chiseled, spiky, calligraphic.
This typeface uses faceted, angular letterforms with sharp joins and wedge-like terminals that feel cut from a broad, pointed tool. Strokes alternate between heavy, blocky masses and hairline-like connectors, creating a jagged rhythm and pronounced internal white shapes. The set is strongly right-leaning, with many characters built from broken, segmented curves rather than smooth arcs, and with frequent diagonal stress. Counters are compact and irregular, and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, producing a lively, handcrafted texture across words and lines.
It suits short, prominent text such as posters, headlines, titles, and display lines where texture and historical flavor are desirable. It can also work for logotypes, packaging, and book covers that need a gothic or old-world voice, especially at larger sizes where the sharp details and interior cuts remain clear.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscript display lettering and heraldic inscriptions. Its aggressive angles and high drama read as authoritative and gothic, with an ornamental bite that suggests tradition, ritual, and spectacle rather than everyday neutrality.
The design appears intended to blend blackletter heritage with a more handwritten, slanted movement, using chiseled geometry and dramatic contrast to create a bold, period-evocative display texture. It prioritizes atmosphere, impact, and ornamental character over quiet readability in long passages.
Capitals present as weighty, emblematic shapes with prominent notches and bevel-like cuts, while lowercase forms keep the same chiseled logic in a more flowing, cursive-leaning construction. Numerals follow the same broken-stroke aesthetic, helping maintain consistency in headings that mix letters and figures.