Blackletter Entu 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: titles, headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, storybook, gothic, historical flavor, decorative impact, period branding, manuscript feel, angular, calligraphic, broken strokes, wedge serifs, tapered terminals.
This typeface is a stylized blackletter with broken, calligraphic construction and crisp angular joins. Strokes show chiseled wedge-like serifs and tapered terminals, with occasional bulbed or hooked finishes that emphasize a hand-cut feel. Counters are relatively open for the style, while verticals remain dominant, giving the letters a steady rhythm despite the ornamental edges. Capitals are more elaborate and asymmetrical in places, with pronounced entry strokes and sharp interior angles; lowercase forms are simpler but retain the same fractured stroke logic and pointed detailing. Numerals follow the same cut, slightly faceted drawing, keeping a consistent texture in mixed settings.
Best suited for display typography such as titles, headings, posters, and cover work where a medieval or gothic atmosphere is desired. It can also work for branding accents, labels, and themed packaging when used at moderate-to-large sizes to preserve the sharp details and internal breaks. For longer passages, it is more effective as a decorative voice paired with a simpler text face.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering, heraldry, and old-world craft. Its sharp edges and ink-like modulation create a dramatic, slightly ominous color on the page, while the rounded hooks and softened wedges keep it from feeling overly rigid. The result reads as gothic and theatrical rather than purely formal.
The likely intention is to provide a historically flavored, hand-rendered blackletter that balances traditional fractured strokes with relatively readable proportions. It appears designed to deliver strong period character and ornamental impact in contemporary layout contexts without fully sacrificing letter clarity.
The texture is dense and spiky at small sizes, with distinctive silhouettes that favor display use. The design keeps recognizable letterforms (notably in the lowercase) while leaning into ornamental capitals, making it effective for short titles and highlighted phrases where character can outweigh neutrality.