Blackletter Tuna 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, book covers, certificates, gothic, medieval, ecclesiastical, heraldic, formal, historic revival, display impact, traditional tone, ornamental capitals, manuscript feel, angular, ornate, pointed, calligraphic, fractured.
This typeface features sharp, fractured letter construction with pronounced thick–thin modulation and a distinctly calligraphic logic. Strokes terminate in pointed wedges and small hooked finishes, with many forms built from narrow vertical stems and angular joins. Capitals are more elaborate, using layered internal strokes and decorative spur details, while the lowercase is comparatively restrained but still sharply faceted. Spacing is compact and rhythmic, and the overall texture forms a dark, patterned color that stays consistent across words and lines.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, title treatments, labels, and identity marks where a historic or formal atmosphere is desired. It can also work for short passages like mottos, invitations, or certificate text, particularly when set with generous size and careful spacing to preserve clarity.
The font conveys a traditional Gothic tone with a ceremonial, historical feel. Its disciplined vertical rhythm and ornamental capitals evoke manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world institutional printing, producing an authoritative and solemn voice.
The design appears intended to recreate the visual discipline of penned blackletter, combining narrow vertical structure with ornamental capitals to deliver a traditional, authoritative display style. Its consistent rhythm and patterned texture suggest it was drawn to read as a cohesive block of Gothic tone rather than a neutral text face.
Numerals and punctuation follow the same pointed, chiseled construction, helping mixed text maintain a cohesive texture. In longer samples the dense stroke pattern and angular counters create strong visual presence, especially at larger sizes where the internal detail in capitals is most legible.