Blackletter Poho 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, book covers, mastheads, medieval, gothic, authoritative, ceremonial, dramatic, historical evocation, dramatic display, heritage branding, decorative impact, fractured, angular, compact, calligraphic, ornate.
A dense, calligraphic blackletter with chunky, ink-rich strokes and crisply broken curves. Forms are built from angular segments and wedge-like terminals, with a slightly irregular, hand-drawn rhythm that keeps counters tight and silhouettes lively. Capitals are decorative and weighty with pronounced interior cuts, while lowercase letters maintain a compact vertical stance with sharply notched joins and minimal rounding. Numerals follow the same faceted construction, reading sturdy and old-style rather than geometric.
Well-suited to posters, headlines, mastheads, and cover treatments where a historic or gothic tone is desired. It also fits album artwork, event branding, and packaging that benefits from dense, emblematic letterforms rather than extended reading.
The font conveys a medieval, gothic mood with a ceremonial seriousness. Its dark texture and fractured strokes feel authoritative and historic, lending a dramatic, tradition-heavy voice to headlines and short statements.
The design appears intended to evoke traditional blackletter signage and manuscript-inspired lettering while staying robust and impactful in display settings. Its irregular, inked detailing suggests a drawn or brush-like origin meant to emphasize character and atmosphere over neutrality.
The overall color on the page is very dark, producing strong texture in lines of text. The broken strokes create distinctive word shapes, but the tight counters and ornamented capitals can make long passages feel heavy; it reads best when given room through size or spacing.