Blackletter Ufma 3 is a bold, narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: mastheads, posters, packaging, album covers, certificates, gothic, medieval, ceremonial, authoritative, dramatic, heritage feel, display impact, period styling, formal tone, angular, faceted, sharp, ornate, calligraphic.
A faceted blackletter design with dense vertical rhythm and sharply broken curves. Strokes show pronounced contrast between thick trunks and thin connecting hairlines, with wedge-like terminals and pointed joins that mimic broad-pen construction. Counters are tight and apertures are often partially closed, producing a compact, dark texture in text. Capitals are tall and structured with strong verticals and crisp interior notches, while lowercase forms keep a consistent, disciplined cadence with minimal rounding and frequent angular bends. Numerals follow the same carved, wedge-ended logic, maintaining the heavy color and narrow footprint.
Well-suited to display settings such as mastheads, headlines, posters, and event branding where a historic or ceremonial voice is desired. It can also work effectively for labels and packaging seeking an old-world craft or heritage feel, and for album/film titles that lean dark or dramatic. For longer passages, it benefits from larger sizes and careful spacing to preserve clarity.
The font conveys a traditional, formal tone associated with historic manuscripts and gothic signage. Its sharp edges and heavy black presence feel commanding and ceremonial, evoking heritage, ritual, and old-world authority. The overall impression is dramatic and emphatic rather than casual or friendly.
The design appears intended to translate traditional broad-pen blackletter into a bold, high-impact display face with a tightly controlled vertical rhythm. Its sharp joins, wedge terminals, and notched interiors prioritize period character and visual authority, aiming for a dense, iconic texture that reads as historic and formal at a glance.
In continuous text, the strong vertical emphasis and tight counters create a highly textured “woven” color, with letterforms differentiating more by interior cuts and angled breaks than by open shapes. The design reads best when given sufficient size and spacing so the fine internal details and thin connectors don’t visually merge.