Blackletter Guwu 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, certificates, gothic, medieval, ecclesiastical, heraldic, traditional, historic tone, formal impact, manuscript echo, decorative texture, old-world branding, angular, pointed, calligraphic, broken strokes, beveled terminals.
A compact, broken-stroke blackletter with strongly angular construction and crisp, wedge-like terminals. Stems are thick and vertical, with moderate stroke modulation that reads like broad-nib calligraphy, and sharp joins that create faceted counters and tight interior spaces. The uppercase set is especially erect and architectural, while the lowercase maintains a consistent rhythm of verticals with occasional hooked descenders and pointed entry strokes. Numerals echo the same blackletter logic, with sturdy bodies and tapered ends that keep the texture dense and dark in continuous text.
Best suited to display settings where a historic or formal voice is desired—headlines, mastheads, branding marks, labels, invitations, and certificate-style typography. It can also work for short editorial passages or pull quotes when you want a dense, period-evocative texture, but it benefits from generous size and leading to keep details clear.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering, old-world signage, and formal emblems. Its dense texture and pointed detailing convey authority and tradition, with a distinctly Gothic atmosphere.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with a strong vertical cadence and sharp calligraphic terminals, optimized for impactful, tradition-forward typography. It prioritizes a cohesive dark texture and recognizable medieval forms for branding and display communication.
Spacing appears tuned for a compact, continuous “textura” color, producing a strongly patterned line when set in paragraphs. The design favors sharp silhouettes and tight counters over openness, which heightens impact at display sizes and in short passages.