Blackletter Nama 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, gothic, medieval, dramatic, stern, ritual, historical tone, display impact, compact titles, gothic branding, angular, condensed, spiky, faceted, calligraphic.
This font is a sharply faceted, condensed blackletter with tall proportions and a tight, vertical rhythm. Strokes are largely monolinear with subtle modulation, and terminals frequently end in pointed, chiseled wedges that give the forms a cut-from-metal feel. Curves are minimized into angular segments, producing polygonal bowls and narrow apertures, while counters remain small and upright. The overall texture is dense but orderly, with consistent stroke behavior across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for display use where a gothic atmosphere is desired: headlines, titles, posters, album or event graphics, and brand marks with an old-world or dark romantic direction. It can also work for short pull quotes or packaging accents, especially when paired with ample spacing and simple companion type for longer text.
The tone is distinctly medieval and ceremonial—somber, forceful, and a bit forbidding. Its narrow, upright stance and blade-like terminals create a sense of authority and drama, evoking gothic signage, manuscript titles, and old-world proclamations.
The design intention appears to be a compact, highly vertical blackletter that delivers strong historical character while staying comparatively clean and legible for a gothic style. Its restrained contrast and consistent wedge terminals aim for a bold, unified texture that holds up in large-scale applications.
Capitals read as tall and architectural, while the lowercase maintains a similarly rigid structure that favors vertical stems and clipped joins. Numerals follow the same angular construction, keeping the set visually unified in display settings.