Blackletter Etti 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, tattoos, game titles, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ceremonial, martial, period mood, display impact, ornamentation, gothic styling, angular, spurred, chiseled, pointed, ornate.
A slanted, blackletter-inspired design with sharp, chiseled contours and strongly pointed terminals. Strokes alternate between broad, weighty stems and thin hairline-like cuts, creating a crisp, high-contrast rhythm. Letterforms show pronounced spurs, wedges, and notched joins, with a compact, upright skeleton that is consistently tilted, giving the texture forward motion. Counters are tight and often angular, and the overall color on the page is dark and emphatic, especially in capitals and rounded forms like O and Q.
Best suited for display typography where impact and atmosphere matter: posters, headlines, title treatments, and themed branding. It works well for fantasy, metal, historical, or gothic aesthetics, and for short phrases where the ornamental shapes can be appreciated without demanding extended reading.
The font projects a medieval, ceremonial tone with a confrontational edge—evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and gothic signage. Its sharpness and dense texture feel authoritative and stylized rather than casual, lending a dramatic, historically charged character.
The design appears intended to reinterpret blackletter calligraphy with a carved, blade-like finish and a consistent italic drive, prioritizing texture and attitude over neutrality. It aims to deliver a bold, emblematic voice that reads as historic and stylized in modern layouts.
Uppercase glyphs are highly ornamental and distinctive, while lowercase forms retain the same broken, faceted logic for a cohesive line texture. Numerals follow the same angled, carved treatment, with bold silhouettes and tapered strokes that match the letters. The italic slant and aggressive terminals can reduce clarity at very small sizes, but they intensify presence in display settings.