Blackletter Asba 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, mastheads, book covers, certificates, gothic, medieval, formal, ceremonial, authoritative, historic feel, dramatic tone, decorative display, manuscript look, angular, ornamental, dense, pointed, calligraphic.
The letterforms are built from narrow, high-contrast strokes with pointed terminals, angular turns, and compact counters. Curved elements are tightly controlled and often end in tapered hooks, while verticals dominate the texture to create a dense, patterned color on the line. Capitals are notably more elaborate, with pronounced swashes and internal breaks that read as decorative calligraphic construction. Lowercase is more restrained but still shows blackletter-style joins and small apertures, with a compact x-height and crisp, chiselled detailing.
Best suited for display settings where a historic or gothic voice is desired, such as posters, album or book covers, certificates, mastheads, and themed branding. It can work for short passages and headings, but the dense texture and ornate capitals suggest using generous tracking and comfortable sizes for clarity. Numerals and punctuation match the same blackletter tone, supporting period-styled titling and packaging.
This face conveys a ceremonial, old-world tone with a strong sense of tradition and authority. Its sharp blackletter rhythm and dramatic joins add a slightly severe, gothic mood that feels historic and ornamental rather than casual or friendly.
The design appears intended to evoke manuscript-era blackletter writing while staying consistent and readable in set text. It emphasizes dramatic contrast, sharp terminals, and decorative capitals to create a strong period atmosphere and a distinctive, patterned texture.
The sample text shows a consistent vertical rhythm and strong word-shape character, with capitals providing significant stylistic emphasis at line starts. Figures appear more straightforward than the capitals, aligning visually with the text while keeping the overall tone traditional and formal.