Blackletter Tuka 13 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, certificates, book covers, medieval, ceremonial, authoritative, dramatic, gothic, historic flavor, display impact, formal tone, ornamental caps, manuscript feel, angular, ornate, spiky, calligraphic, textura-like.
This design features sharply broken strokes with pointed terminals, faceted curves, and strong thick–thin modulation typical of pen-influenced letterforms. Capitals are tall and ornate with split serifs and hooked finishing strokes, while lowercase forms keep a compact, vertical rhythm with narrow counters and frequent internal angles. The overall texture is dense and dark, with frequent diamond-like joins and crisp vertical emphasis that produces a consistent blackletter color in text. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, mixing straight stems and curved swashes to match the set.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, and title treatments where the angular detail and dense texture can be appreciated. It also fits packaging, labels, and certificate-style layouts that benefit from a traditional, formal tone. For longer passages, it will read more comfortably with generous size, line spacing, and restrained use of capitals.
The font conveys a medieval, ceremonial mood with a formal, authoritative voice. Its spiky detailing and dramatic contrast read as traditional and historic, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world signage rather than everyday neutrality.
The letterforms appear designed to reproduce a classic blackletter text feel with a disciplined vertical rhythm and ornamental capitals, prioritizing period character and visual impact. The consistent use of broken strokes and pointed terminals suggests an intention to evoke historic craft and ceremonial typography in contemporary compositions.
Spacing and shape complexity make the design feel most stable when set with ample size and air; at smaller sizes the tight counters and intricate joins can visually close in. The capitals are especially decorative and can dominate a line, giving headings a carved, emblematic presence.