Blackletter Ehmu 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, titles, gothic, medieval, dramatic, traditional, ceremonial, historic feel, decorative impact, textura texture, authoritative tone, title emphasis, angular, spiky, compact, high impact, calligraphic.
A compact blackletter design with dense, upright letterforms and sharp, faceted terminals. Strokes show clear pen-like modulation, with broad verticals and narrower connecting strokes, creating a crisp internal rhythm and a strongly textured word shape. Many glyphs feature pointed wedges, broken curves, and hooked entry/exit strokes; counters are tight and forms are built from segmented, angular bowls rather than continuous rounds. Capitals are more ornate and commanding, with pronounced swashes and interior cuts, while lowercase maintains a consistent, disciplined vertical structure.
Best suited for display use where texture and atmosphere are the goal—headlines, title treatments, posters, branding marks, and thematic packaging. It reads most confidently at moderate to large sizes where the interior cuts and sharp joins remain distinct.
The overall tone is dark, formal, and historical, evoking manuscript-era signage and ceremonial inscriptions. Its heavy color and angular detailing give it an assertive, authoritative presence suited to gothic or traditional themes.
The design appears intended to deliver a historically rooted blackletter voice with strong visual density and sharp calligraphic detail, prioritizing dramatic texture and presence over neutral body-text readability.
Spacing appears intentionally tight, producing a continuous, woven texture in text settings. Numerals follow the same calligraphic construction as the letters, with pointed terminals and stylized curves that keep the set visually unified.