Blackletter Numa 6 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logos, posters, headlines, packaging, titles, medieval, gothic, stern, ceremonial, dramatic, historical tone, dramatic display, gothic branding, manuscript feel, angular, spiky, dense, calligraphic, ornate.
This typeface is a blackletter display with tightly packed, vertical proportions and crisp angular construction. Strokes terminate in pointed wedges and faceted spurs, giving counters and joins a chiseled, broken-pen look. Curves are largely suppressed into straight segments, with narrow interior spaces and compact bowls that create a dense texture in words. Capitals are tall and emphatic with prominent notches and sharp apexes, while lowercase forms maintain the same rigid rhythm and narrow apertures. Numerals follow the same sculpted, medieval styling, with stylized shapes and pointed terminals that match the letterforms.
Best suited to display applications where its angular detail and dense texture can be appreciated: wordmarks, band or event posters, book or game titles, editorial headlines, and thematic packaging. It can also work for short pull quotes or labels where a historic or gothic tone is desired.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, with a stern, authoritative presence. Its sharp edges and dense rhythm read as gothic and traditional, evoking manuscript and inscriptional aesthetics suited to dramatic or historic themes.
The design intent appears to modernize a traditional blackletter voice into a consistent, screen-friendly display face, emphasizing narrow vertical rhythm, sharp wedge terminals, and a cohesive medieval texture across letters and numerals.
In continuous text, the tight counters and blackletter joins produce a strong color and a busy interior texture, which makes it feel most at home at larger sizes. The ampersand appears similarly angular and decorative, reinforcing the display-oriented character.