Blackletter Tunu 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, posters, titles, branding, certificates, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, dramatic, ornate, historical evoke, display impact, ornate caps, gothic tone, angular, spiky, calligraphic, blackletter caps, flourished.
This typeface presents a blackletter-inspired structure with crisp, angular joins and pronounced contrast between thick vertical strokes and hairline-like connecting strokes. Uppercase forms are highly embellished, featuring sweeping entry strokes, pointed terminals, and occasional internal cut-ins that echo pen-nib logic. Lowercase characters are more restrained and rhythmically consistent, with compact bodies, narrow counters, and a distinctly short x-height relative to tall ascenders and deep descenders. Overall spacing feels tight and columnar, while letter widths vary noticeably from compact stems to broader, flourish-heavy capitals.
It suits display settings where atmosphere matters more than extended readability, such as book covers, film or game titles, posters, labels, and identity marks that want a historical or gothic flavor. It can also work for certificates, invitations, or headings where ornate capitals can be featured at larger sizes.
The font conveys a medieval, ceremonial tone with a dramatic, old-world gravity. Its sharp terminals and decorative capitals suggest tradition, formality, and a slightly ominous, storybook atmosphere.
The design appears intended to evoke historic manuscript and fraktur-like signage traditions while offering a clear hierarchy between decorative capitals and steadier lowercase for set text. Its narrow, vertical rhythm and high-contrast stroke pattern aim to create a dense, authoritative texture on the page.
Capitals carry the strongest personality, with asymmetric flourishes and banner-like curves that can dominate a line when used in headings. Numerals follow the same angular, chiseled logic as the lowercase, maintaining a cohesive texture while remaining relatively compact.