Blackletter Etfu 15 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, invitations, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ornate, ceremonial, historic tone, dramatic impact, display texture, hand-cut feel, angular, calligraphic, spiky, compressed, flared.
This typeface features a blackletter-inspired, calligraphic construction with steeply slanted forms and pronounced thick–thin contrast. Strokes terminate in sharp, blade-like serifs and tapered hooks, with frequent internal notches and faceted curves that suggest pen angle and pressure. Capitals are more decorative and irregular in silhouette, while lowercase forms are tighter and more compact, creating a rhythmic, textured word shape. Numerals match the same cut, angular logic, with pointed terminals and a distinctly historic feel rather than geometric uniformity.
Best suited to display typography where texture and atmosphere are the goal—posters, album/film titling, brand marks, labels, and event materials. It can work well for short phrases or nameplates where its ornate detailing and slanted motion can be appreciated without relying on extended reading.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, with an assertive, old-world gravity. Its sharp terminals and dark texture convey intensity and tradition, evoking manuscripts, heraldic lettering, and dramatic historical settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a historically flavored blackletter look with a lively, hand-cut feel—combining sharp, medieval cues with energetic italic motion for impactful display use.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in a way that enhances the handcrafted, inked character, and the strong slant gives lines a forward, charged momentum. The short lowercase proportions and dense interior shapes can reduce clarity at small sizes, but they reinforce the authentic blackletter color at display scales.