Blackletter Vono 2 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, album covers, brand marks, gothic, heraldic, medieval, dramatic, ceremonial, heritage tone, display impact, emblematic lettering, traditional print, angular, ornate, chiselled, compact, dense.
A heavy, blackletter-styled design with tall vertical stems and sharply broken curves that create a faceted, chiseled silhouette. Strokes are strongly modulated, with narrow internal counters and frequent pointed terminals, giving the forms a dense, ink-rich texture on the line. Capitals are broad-shouldered and emblematic, while lowercase maintains a compact, upright rhythm with tight apertures and distinctly angular joins. Numerals follow the same fractured construction, producing a consistent, blocky texture across mixed text.
Best suited to display settings where its dense texture and ornate construction can be appreciated—such as logotypes, headlines, posters, packaging accents, album or event artwork, and heritage-leaning brand marks. It can also work for short, high-impact phrases in editorial or merchandise contexts when set with ample size and spacing.
The overall tone is historic and authoritative, evoking traditional print, crests, and ceremonial lettering. Its dark color and angular detail feel dramatic and formal, with a stern, old-world character that reads as classic and imposing rather than casual.
The design appears intended to deliver an unmistakably traditional, engraved blackletter look with strong visual weight and a consistent fractured geometry. It emphasizes historic gravitas and decorative authority, aiming for iconic word shapes and a bold, emblematic presence in display typography.
In the sample text, the letterspacing appears tight and the word shapes become visually dense, with counters and interior white space doing much of the legibility work. The design relies on crisp edges, repeated verticals, and broken arches, which creates strong texture at larger sizes and a distinctly patterned rhythm across long lines.