Blackletter Nafa 6 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, album covers, book covers, packaging, medieval, gothic, heraldic, ceremonial, dramatic, historic tone, heraldic branding, display impact, manuscript feel, angular, faceted, spiky, calligraphic, blackletter rhythm.
A sharply angular, broken-stroke blackletter with compact proportions and a consistent vertical rhythm. Strokes are built from faceted wedges and narrow joins, with pointed terminals and frequent diamond-like angles that evoke broad-nib calligraphy translated into hard, chiseled forms. Counters are tight and openings are small, creating dense texture in words, while capitals are more elaborate and patterned, standing taller and presenting stronger internal structure. Numerals follow the same fractured, calligraphic construction, maintaining the overall gothic color and cadence.
Best suited for display typography where its dense blackletter texture can be appreciated—logos and wordmarks, headlines, posters, album artwork, and period-inspired packaging. It also works well for titles and short phrases in historical, fantasy, or gothic contexts where a strong sense of tradition is desired.
The overall tone is traditional and authoritative, with a distinctly medieval, manuscript-like presence. Its crisp angles and dark, rhythmic texture feel ceremonial and heraldic, lending an old-world gravitas that reads as formal and dramatic rather than casual.
The design appears intended to deliver an unmistakably gothic manuscript voice with consistent, repeatable structure, balancing ornate capitals with a disciplined lowercase rhythm. Its compact build and faceted strokes prioritize atmosphere and typographic color for impactful display use.
In continuous text the tight spacing and sharp internal angles produce a strong “woven” texture typical of blackletter, where letter recognition relies on silhouette and rhythm. Capitals carry the most ornamentation, while lowercase forms remain comparatively restrained but still heavily stylized.