Blackletter Jemo 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, certificates, medieval, gothic, solemn, ceremonial, dramatic, historical tone, dramatic display, gothic branding, old-world texture, angular, fractured, blackstroke, spurred, vertical.
A compact blackletter with tall, predominantly vertical strokes and tightly contained counters. Letterforms are built from broken curves and angled joins, producing a faceted rhythm with pronounced cornering and sharp terminals. Stems read as dark, even columns with modest thick–thin modulation, while many glyphs carry small wedge-like spurs and hooked finishes that reinforce the calligraphic construction. Uppercase forms are assertive and blocky with narrow apertures, and the lowercase shows a short x-height with relatively tall ascenders, creating a dense, text-like texture in lines of copy. Numerals follow the same fractured logic, mixing straight-sided shapes with pointed turns for a consistent color across alphanumerics.
Best suited for display use where its intricate blackletter structure can be appreciated—posters, mastheads, album or event titles, branding marks, and thematic packaging. It also works well for short formal phrases such as certificates, invitations, and signage that aims for an old-world or gothic atmosphere.
The overall tone is historical and formal, with a distinctly gothic seriousness. Its dense texture and angular detailing evoke manuscript and heraldic traditions, giving text a ceremonial, dramatic presence rather than a casual or modern feel.
This font appears designed to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with a compact footprint and strong vertical rhythm. The broken strokes, spurred terminals, and dense texture suggest an intention to capture a manuscript-like presence while remaining consistent and readable in short blocks of display text.
In running text the design creates strong vertical striping and a dark typographic color, with many interior spaces pinched by narrow apertures. The pointed joins and spurred terminals are especially visible at larger sizes, where the crisp, carved-in look becomes a key part of the personality.