Blackletter Ilty 3 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, album covers, packaging, medieval, gothic, dramatic, authoritative, ceremonial, thematic display, historical evoke, high impact, brand voice, angular, faceted, chiseled, spiky, compact.
A heavy, angular blackletter with faceted terminals and crisp, chiseled corners. Strokes are predominantly straight with sharp diagonal cuts, creating a rhythmic texture of vertical stems and tight interior counters. The caps are tall and monolinear in feel, while the lowercase maintains a compact, upright structure with pointed joins and wedge-like serifs. Numerals follow the same carved geometry, with squared bowls and slanted cuts that keep the overall color dense and consistent across lines.
Best suited for display typography such as posters, titles, mastheads, labels, and logo wordmarks where a bold blackletter presence is desired. It also works well for short phrases on packaging or event materials that aim for a historical, gothic, or ceremonial mood, rather than extended body text.
The tone is medieval and ceremonial, projecting authority and tradition with a dramatic, fortress-like solidity. Its sharp edges and dense texture evoke heraldry, old-world signage, and a slightly ominous gothic atmosphere.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, modernized blackletter feel with carved, geometric construction—prioritizing impact, texture, and thematic atmosphere over quiet readability in small sizes.
Spacing and letterfit read as intentionally tight to build a continuous dark texture, especially in mixed-case text. Distinctive angled cuts at tops and terminals help differentiate forms at display sizes, while the dense counters and repeated vertical rhythms can become visually busy in long passages.