Blackletter Gupe 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, logos, packaging, medieval, gothic, dramatic, ceremonial, enigmatic, historical evoke, display impact, ornate texture, calligraphic feel, angular, calligraphic, broken strokes, sharp terminals, ink-trap notches.
A compact, broken-stroke letterform with sharp, knife-like terminals and wedge-shaped joins. Stems are dark and decisive with moderate contrast, while counters stay tight and often teardrop-shaped. The construction favors angular curves and segmented bowls, with frequent notches and small internal cut-ins that mimic broad-nib or pen-written turns. Lowercase forms sit on a relatively low x-height with tall ascenders/descenders, and widths vary by glyph, giving the text a slightly irregular, hand-drawn rhythm despite consistent stroke logic.
Best suited for display settings such as headlines, posters, cover titles, and branding marks where its distinctive blackletter texture can be appreciated at larger sizes. It can also work for short passages, pull quotes, or packaging accents when an old-world, ceremonial tone is desired.
The font conveys a medieval, Gothic tone—formal and intense, with a sense of ceremony and tradition. Its pointed shapes and dense texture feel dramatic and a little ominous, making it well suited to evoke heritage, mystery, and old-world authority.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional blackletter through a clean, consistent set of broken strokes and pointed terminals, aiming for strong impact and recognizable historical flavor. Its compact proportions and dense rhythm prioritize atmosphere and presence over neutral readability in small text.
In text, the face builds a strong vertical cadence and a dark overall color; spacing appears fairly tight, which reinforces the blackletter texture. Numerals and capitals share the same chiseled, calligraphic language, helping headlines and short phrases read as a unified style statement.