Blackletter Komo 3 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album covers, gothic, heraldic, dramatic, traditional, severe, historic mood, display impact, authority, ornamented texture, angular, fractured, spiky, pointed, condensed.
This typeface is built from tall, tightly compressed blackletter forms with sharp, faceted joins and pronounced vertical emphasis. Strokes show clear thick–thin modulation, with narrow internal counters and clipped, wedge-like terminals that create a chiseled silhouette. The rhythm is strongly segmented, with broken curves and angular shoulders throughout, producing a dense texture in words while keeping letterforms crisp and upright. Capitals are especially spired and structured, and the figures follow the same narrow, gothic construction for a consistent set.
Best suited for display typography such as posters, mastheads, event titles, and brand marks where a historic or gothic mood is desired. It can also work well on packaging or labels when you want a dense, traditional texture that holds up in bold, high-impact settings.
The overall tone is formal and imposing, evoking traditional European signage and historic print. Its spiky geometry and dense color add a sense of ceremony and authority, with a dramatic, old-world character that reads as stern rather than friendly.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, authoritative blackletter voice with crisp, carved details and strong vertical structure. Its condensed proportions and pronounced modulation prioritize striking presence and period flavor in headlines and identity work over extended text comfort.
At display sizes the sharp corners and internal cuts become a defining feature, but the tight counters and compressed width can make longer passages feel heavy and visually busy. Short words and headings benefit most from the strong vertical cadence and distinctive silhouettes.