Blackletter Agka 3 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: mastheads, posters, album covers, brand marks, certificates, gothic, medieval, dramatic, traditional, ceremonial, historic tone, authority, ornamental display, manuscript feel, dramatic texture, angular, chiseled, spiky, calligraphic, ornate.
A compact blackletter with tall, tightly set proportions and strongly modulated strokes that alternate between heavy verticals and finer connecting hairlines. Forms are built from angular, broken curves with sharp wedges and pointed terminals, producing a crisp, chiseled silhouette. Counters are relatively small and enclosed, and many joins create rhythmic vertical striping typical of textura-inspired construction. Uppercase letters carry more flourish and asymmetric detailing, while lowercase remains disciplined and columnar with consistent stem weight and clear, faceted diagonals.
Best suited to display typography where the letterforms can breathe—mastheads, posters, packaging accents, album artwork, and branding that wants a historic or gothic tone. It also works well for certificates, invitations, or event titles when a traditional, formal voice is desired.
The overall tone is historic and authoritative, evoking manuscript tradition, heraldry, and formal proclamations. Its sharp edges and dense rhythm feel solemn and intense, giving text a ceremonial, old-world gravitas.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with a dense, disciplined texture and sharp calligraphic articulation, balancing ornamental capitals with a more uniform, readable lowercase for short passages and prominent headlines.
The sample text shows strong word-shape texture at display sizes, with distinctive capitals and a pronounced vertical cadence that can visually darken longer lines. Numerals follow the same faceted, gothic construction, keeping a cohesive color across mixed alphanumeric settings.