Blackletter Mibi 3 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, album covers, medieval, gothic, authoritative, ritualistic, dramatic, historic flavor, dramatic impact, ornamental display, authoritative tone, angular, black, faceted, chiseled, spiky terminals.
A sharply angular, faceted letterform with broken strokes and pointed terminals throughout. Stems are heavy and mostly vertical, while joins and shoulders are constructed from crisp diagonal cuts that create a chiseled, calligraphic rhythm. Counters tend to be small and tall, with many forms built from parallel verticals and notched corners; the overall texture is dark and dense, especially in lowercase. Capitals are compact and upright with strong internal angles, while numerals follow the same cut, wedge-like construction for visual consistency.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as headlines, posters, and branding marks where its dense, carved texture can read as intentional style. It also fits packaging and entertainment contexts that benefit from a historic or gothic signal, especially at larger sizes with generous tracking.
The font evokes a medieval, ceremonial tone with a stern, traditional voice. Its dense texture and blade-like details feel dramatic and formal, suggesting heritage, ritual, and old-world authority.
The design appears intended to translate blackletter pen logic into a crisp, modernized display face, emphasizing sharp cuts, vertical structure, and a consistently dark color. Its forms prioritize atmosphere and impact, creating a distinctive historic voice for titles and identity work.
In text, the tight counters and frequent angular breaks produce a strong pattern and high visual presence, favoring display use over long passages. Several letters share similar vertical architectures, so spacing and size are key to maintaining clarity as the texture builds across lines.