Blackletter Guji 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, game titles, book covers, medieval, gothic, dramatic, ritual, old-world, atmosphere, heritage, authority, ornament, impact, angular, pointed, spurred, calligraphic, textura-like.
A dark, sharply cut blackletter with compact counters, pointed joins, and frequent spur-like terminals. Strokes show a calligraphic, pen-driven logic with subtly flared ends and crisp, wedge-shaped notches that create a chiseled rhythm. Uppercase forms are broad and emblematic with strong vertical emphasis, while lowercase maintains tight internal space and lively, irregular edge tension. Numerals follow the same carved aesthetic, with angular curves and abrupt direction changes that keep the texture dense and assertive.
Best suited for display typography where impact and atmosphere matter—such as posters, title cards, packaging accents, album artwork, and fantasy or historical branding. It can also work for short pull quotes or chapter openers when used with generous spacing and ample size.
The font projects a medieval, ceremonial tone with a dramatic, slightly ominous edge. Its dense black texture and blade-like details evoke tradition, folklore, and gothic atmospheres, reading as authoritative and historic rather than casual or modern.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with a bold, carved-in-ink texture—prioritizing mood, tradition, and visual authority. Its consistent angular vocabulary and tight counters suggest a focus on creating a strong typographic “color” for titling and emblematic wordmarks.
In longer settings the face creates a consistent, tapestry-like color with minimal open whitespace, making it visually striking at display sizes. The distinctive spurs and sharp internal cuts add personality and help separate letterforms, though the overall texture remains intentionally compact and forceful.