Blackletter Kahy 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, certificates, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ceremonial, mysterious, historic evocation, decorative display, compact titling, dramatic tone, angular, spiky, calligraphic, ornate, compressed.
A sharply calligraphic blackletter with a compressed footprint and strong vertical emphasis. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation, with tapered terminals and pointed, blade-like joins that create crisp internal angles and notched counters. The rhythm is broken and faceted rather than smooth, with narrow bowls and tight apertures; capitals feel particularly sculpted and decorative. Overall spacing reads compact, and the texture forms a dark, patterned color on the page that remains consistent across letters and numerals.
Best suited to display settings where texture and historical flavor are assets: posters, editorial headlines, album or event titling, brand marks, and themed packaging. It can also work for certificates, invitations, and short decorative lines, especially when set large enough to preserve the intricate joins and tight apertures.
The font projects a gothic, medieval mood with a ceremonial seriousness. Its spiky forms and stark contrast add drama and a slightly ominous, storybook mystique, evoking manuscripts, crests, and ritual or heraldic imagery.
The design appears intended to deliver an authentically blackletter voice with a hand-cut, pen-drawn feel, balancing ornament and legibility through consistent vertical structure and controlled flourishes. Its narrow proportions suggest an aim to fit impactful titles into limited horizontal space while retaining a dense, traditional color.
Lowercase forms maintain a disciplined vertical structure, while select letters introduce modest calligraphic flourishes that add variety without turning into swash-heavy display script. Numerals follow the same narrow, high-contrast logic, with distinctive curved tails and sharp hooks that keep the set visually unified.