Blackletter Etvu 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, album art, medieval, gothic, ornate, dramatic, ceremonial, historical evocation, dramatic display, calligraphic texture, authoritative tone, angular, calligraphic, fractured, spiky, vertical.
A slanted, tightly set blackletter with compressed proportions and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes are built from sharp, broken pen angles with wedge-like terminals and faceted joins, producing a crisp, chiseled silhouette. Counters are relatively small and the interior forms are segmented, while capitals carry more elaborate structure and pronounced diagonals. Numerals follow the same pointed, calligraphic construction, maintaining the dense texture and dark typographic color across lines of text.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as headlines, mastheads, posters, logos, and display packaging where the dense blackletter texture can be appreciated. It also works well for event titling, album art, and themed branding that aims for a historic or gothic atmosphere, rather than extended small-size reading.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, with a dramatic, authoritative presence typical of gothic signage and historic print ephemera. Its narrow, angular cadence gives it an austere intensity, while the calligraphic cuts add a sense of craft and tradition.
The design appears intended to evoke traditional blackletter calligraphy with a compact, energetic slant, emphasizing sharp pen logic and strong vertical rhythm for impactful display typography.
In running text the strong verticals create a consistent striped texture, and the oblique stance adds momentum without softening the sharp blackletter edges. The most distinctive character comes from the fractured curves and peaked terminals, which read as deliberate pen-built forms rather than geometric outlines.