Blackletter Etli 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album art, game titles, fantasy branding, medieval, dramatic, edgy, mystical, rebellious, display impact, gothic revival, hand-cut feel, title emphasis, angular, chiseled, calligraphic, spiky, slanted.
A sharp, angular display face with a consistent rightward slant and a chiseled, pen-cut construction. Strokes show pointed terminals, wedge-like joins, and frequent notches that create a carved, faceted silhouette rather than smooth curves. Letterforms are tall and compact with tight inner counters, while diagonals and hooked ascenders/descenders add an energetic rhythm. The overall texture is crisp and high-impact, with slight irregularities that keep it feeling hand-drawn and lively.
Best suited to short, high-contrast settings such as headlines, poster typography, game or film titles, album covers, and event branding where a dramatic gothic flavor is desired. It can work in short paragraphs for stylized passages, but the dense counters and sharp detailing favor larger sizes and ample tracking.
The font conveys a medieval, arcane tone with a modern edge—dramatic, tense, and slightly aggressive. Its jagged forms and slanted stance suggest speed and intensity, lending a gothic, occult, or metal-adjacent attitude without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to reinterpret blackletter structure through a lean, slanted, hand-cut approach—prioritizing impact, speed, and an aggressive silhouette. It aims for a cohesive, display-ready character set that feels both medieval-inspired and contemporary in its sharpness.
Uppercase shapes read as banner-like and emblematic, while the lowercase maintains a similarly angular voice for longer lines. Numerals follow the same faceted logic, staying narrow and pointed for cohesive set dressing in titles and headings.