Blackletter Kohe 2 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, mastheads, packaging, gothic, medieval, heraldic, dramatic, ceremonial, historical tone, formal authority, display impact, gothic branding, angular, fractured, spiky, chiseled, verticality.
A compact, tightly set blackletter with strong vertical emphasis and crisp, angular construction. Strokes are broken into faceted segments with pointed terminals and wedge-like feet, creating a chiseled, calligraphic rhythm. Counters are narrow and often partially enclosed, and many joins form sharp interior corners that reinforce the dense, textured color typical of fractured letterforms. Capitals carry prominent peaked tops and commanding silhouettes, while the lowercase stays narrow with small, upright bowls and restrained apertures. Numerals follow the same hard-edged, vertical logic, reading as sturdy, stylized forms that match the alphabet’s weight and texture.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, mastheads, and logo/wordmark treatments where the dense blackletter texture can be appreciated. It also fits packaging and branding that aims for a historic, ceremonial, or gothic tone, and works well for short quotations or titling where legibility demands are moderate.
The overall tone is traditional and authoritative, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and ceremonial signage. Its sharp facets and compact spacing give it a stern, dramatic presence that feels historic and formal rather than casual or playful.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic fractured blackletter look in a compact, high-impact form, prioritizing strong texture, sharp geometry, and historic atmosphere for display typography.
In continuous text, the strong vertical repetition produces a dark, rhythmic “wall” of texture; distinctive capitals help with emphasis, while similarly shaped lowercase forms can become visually uniform at smaller sizes. The design’s crisp corners and pointed terminals are especially effective when given room to breathe in headings or short lines.