Blackletter Ehso 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, certificates, medieval, gothic, solemn, ceremonial, dramatic, historic revival, decorative impact, authoritative tone, manuscript feel, angular, spiky, ornate, inked, calligraphic.
A tightly drawn blackletter with dense, dark color and compact proportions. Strokes are built from calligraphic, pen-like forms with tapered entries, pointed terminals, and sharp internal angles, producing a strongly faceted silhouette. Capitals are highly decorated with broken-curve strokes and small spur-like hooks, while lowercase maintains a consistent vertical rhythm with narrow counters and crisp joins. Numerals follow the same blackletter logic, mixing straight stems with hooked and wedge-like terminals for a cohesive texture in text.
Best suited to short display settings where its dense texture and ornamentation can be appreciated—headlines, mastheads, posters, labels, and identity work aiming for a historic or gothic mood. It can also support formal, traditional pieces such as certificates or event materials when set at generous sizes and with ample spacing.
The overall tone is traditional and formal, evoking manuscript lettering, heraldic display, and old-world craft. Its sharpness and heavy presence feel authoritative and dramatic, with an intentionally historic, ceremonial character.
The design appears intended to capture a classic blackletter voice with strong vertical rhythm, sharp terminals, and decorative capitals, prioritizing historic atmosphere and impact over neutral readability in long passages.
The face creates a pronounced vertical cadence typical of blackletter, with frequent pointed corners and tight interior spaces that amplify contrast between black mass and white gaps. Capitals read as more expressive and embellished than the restrained, rhythm-driven lowercase, making mixed-case settings feel distinctly headline-oriented.