Blackletter Gugo 2 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, book titles, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, dramatic, authoritative, historical evoke, display impact, tradition, authority, ornament, angular, calligraphic, chiseled, broken strokes, sharp terminals.
A high-contrast blackletter with broken, calligraphic strokes and sharply angled joins. Forms are built from compact vertical stems with beveled, blade-like terminals and occasional wedge serifs, producing a distinctly faceted silhouette. Bowls and counters are relatively tight, with rhythmic texture created by repeated verticals and abrupt stroke direction changes. Capitals are prominent and sculptural, while lowercase maintains a steady upright stance with modest ascenders and descenders and a dense, inked color overall.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, title treatments, and branding marks where its dense texture and sharp detailing can read clearly at larger sizes. It can also work for short passages like pull quotes or chapter openers when a traditional, gothic atmosphere is desired.
The font conveys a medieval, ceremonial tone with a stern, authoritative voice. Its sharp geometry and heavy blackletter texture feel traditional and formal, with an expressive edge that can read as dramatic or ominous depending on context.
The design appears intended to evoke historic manuscript lettering through disciplined vertical rhythm, broken strokes, and chiseled terminals, while remaining cohesive and legible in modern display typography. Its consistent construction across caps, lowercase, and figures suggests an emphasis on a unified, emblematic blackletter voice for impactful titles and identity work.
The numerals follow the same broken-stroke logic as the letters, with angular bends and pointed terminals that keep the set stylistically cohesive. Spacing appears designed to create an even, dark typographic color in text, with letterforms that interlock visually through consistent vertical emphasis and tight internal shapes.