Blackletter Komo 2 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album covers, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ecclesiastical, vintage, historic tone, display impact, ornamentation, compact setting, condensed, ornate, decorative, vertical, angular.
A condensed, vertically emphasized display face with sharp, angular construction and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper into pointed terminals and wedge-like feet, with frequent interior cut-ins and slit counters that create a carved, stencil-like rhythm. Uppercase forms are tall and narrow with strong spine-and-branch structures, while the lowercase keeps a compact, disciplined x-height with tight apertures and minimal rounding. Numerals follow the same narrow, cut-in logic, reading as sculptural silhouettes rather than neutral text figures.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, headlines, mastheads, and short emphatic phrases where the condensed width and ornate detailing can command attention. It also fits branding for heritage-themed products, event materials, and entertainment contexts that benefit from a gothic or historic voice.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking medieval inscriptions, chapbook titling, and old-world signage. Its dark color and blade-like details convey seriousness and drama, with a theatrical, antiquarian presence.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact blackletter flavor with carved, ornamental detailing and a strong vertical cadence. Its narrow proportions and dramatic contrast prioritize atmosphere and recognizability over neutral, long-form readability.
The texture is intentionally dense: narrow set widths and tight inner spaces make the font feel weighty and emphatic, especially in continuous lines. Distinctive inner notches and vertical striping effects become a key identifying feature, so the face benefits from generous sizing and careful tracking to keep details from closing up.