Blackletter Ethi 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logotypes, certificates, gothic, historic, dramatic, ceremonial, ornate, period feel, display impact, formal tone, manuscript echo, brand character, angular, calligraphic, textura-like, spiky, chiselled.
This typeface presents a slanted, blackletter-inspired construction with sharp, angular joins and tightly folded curves. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation, with tapered terminals and blade-like serifs that create a cut, chiseled rhythm. Capitals are more embellished and varied in silhouette, while lowercase forms keep a compact, upright structure with pointed shoulders and occasional looped or notched details. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, mixing diagonal stress with crisp corners and narrow counters.
Best suited to display settings where its ornate blackletter texture can be appreciated—headlines, posters, title treatments, and branding marks. It also fits period-themed packaging, labels, invitations, and certificate-style compositions where a historic, formal mood is desired.
The overall tone feels gothic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering and old-world signage. Its spiky texture and dramatic modulation give text a forceful, authoritative voice with a vintage, storybook darkness.
The design appears intended to translate traditional pen-drawn blackletter into a cohesive, italicized display face, prioritizing dramatic contrast, angular craft, and a strong historical flavor for impactful short-to-medium text.
The set maintains a consistent italic slant across letters and figures, producing a forward-moving texture in lines of text. In longer samples the dense strokes and angular inner spaces create a strong color on the page, with capitals serving as prominent visual anchors and occasional flourish-like entry strokes adding emphasis.