Blackletter Aszu 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, certificates, medieval, gothic, heraldic, dramatic, ceremonial, historic flavor, display impact, ornamental caps, manuscript texture, angular, ornate, calligraphic, blackletter caps, flared terminals.
This face presents a compact blackletter construction with dense, dark strokes and tightly controlled interior counters. Letterforms combine angular stems and broken-pen suggestions with pronounced, curved swashes in many capitals, producing a mix of sharp structure and soft, looping terminals. Strokes show noticeable thick–thin modulation and occasional pointed joins, while many characters end in tapered, flared hooks that reinforce the calligraphic rhythm. Lowercase forms are relatively compact with a restrained x-height and narrow apertures, and the figures are similarly stylized with strong curves and wedge-like endings.
Best suited to display settings such as titles, posters, labels, and brand marks that benefit from historic or gothic character. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when set large with generous spacing, where its internal detail and ornamental capitals remain clear.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world signage. Its ornate capital forms add a theatrical, storybook gravitas, making text feel formal and historically flavored rather than casual or contemporary.
The design appears intended to modernize traditional blackletter texture while adding expressive, swashed capitals for emphasis and identity. Its compact proportions and dense color suggest a focus on impact and period atmosphere in display typography.
Capitals are especially decorative, with several letters carrying prominent entry/exit swashes that create distinctive word-shapes. Texture in paragraphs is strongly patterned and vertical, with frequent dark joins and small counters that increase visual density at smaller sizes.