Blackletter Tafy 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, packaging, certificates, gothic, heraldic, ritual, historic, dramatic, historic evocation, display impact, ornamental capitals, textural color, angular, pointed, spurred, calligraphic, ornate.
This typeface uses pointed blackletter forms with crisp, broken curves and pronounced stroke modulation. Capitals are tall and elaborate, with sharp spurs, hooked terminals, and occasional swash-like flourishes, while the lowercase keeps a compact, rhythmic texture built from vertical stems and angled joins. Counters are tight and dark, producing a dense color on the page, and many glyphs show ink-trap-like notches typical of pen-derived construction. Numerals follow the same angular logic, with a mix of straight stems and curved, blade-like finishing strokes.
Best suited to display typography such as mastheads, album or event posters, brand marks, and packaging where a medieval or gothic atmosphere is desired. It can also work for titles in editorial layouts or ceremonial materials when set large enough to preserve the intricate cuts and spurs.
The overall tone is ceremonial and traditional, evoking manuscripts, sign painting, and heraldic display. Its sharp angles and dark texture create a forceful, theatrical presence that reads as formal and historically charged rather than casual or modern.
The design appears intended to reinterpret pen-made blackletter with clean, high-contrast strokes and assertive angularity, balancing ornate capitals with a more repetitive, textured lowercase for strong word shapes.
In longer lines the letterforms interlock into a strong vertical rhythm, with distinctive capital shapes providing visual punctuation. The style rewards generous tracking and larger sizes where the internal breaks and sharp terminals remain clear.