Blackletter Upso 2 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, album art, tattoos, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ominous, ceremonial, thematic display, period evocation, dramatic impact, textural grit, angular, broken strokes, spiky terminals, beveled, calligraphic.
A dense, sharply cut display face with broken blackletter strokes and pronounced, blade-like terminals. Forms are compact and vertically stressed, with tight interior counters and abrupt joins that mimic pen or brush direction changes. Stems and diagonals alternate between thick, blocky masses and hairline slashes, creating a rhythmic texture that reads as carved and faceted rather than smooth. The lowercase shows a notably small x-height with tall ascenders, while capitals are ornate and irregular in edge detail, emphasizing a hand-rendered, inked feel.
Best suited for short text in headlines, posters, branding marks, and title treatments where texture and atmosphere are the priority. It works well for album covers, event promos, game or fantasy packaging, and thematic merchandise; for longer passages it benefits from generous size and spacing.
The tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, crests, and occult or metal-adjacent aesthetics. Its aggressive angles and dark color give it a theatrical, ominous voice suited to high-impact statements rather than quiet reading.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter presence with a more aggressive, hand-cut edge, maximizing drama and surface texture. Its compact proportions and spiked detailing prioritize visual impact and period flavor over neutrality and extended readability.
Letterforms show intentional roughness and asymmetric notches that add grit and movement, especially in capitals and diagonal-heavy characters. Numerals follow the same chiseled language, with pointed entry/exit strokes that keep the texture consistent across alphanumerics.