Blackletter Tuhy 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, titles, logotypes, packaging, editorial display, medieval, ceremonial, gothic, historic, dramatic, historic evoke, dramatic display, calligraphic feel, ceremonial tone, angular, ornate, calligraphic, sharp, textura-like.
This typeface presents a blackletter-inspired, calligraphic construction with steep rightward slant and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes end in sharp, knife-like terminals and compact wedge serifs, while bowls and counters are pinched and faceted rather than round. Uppercase forms are more decorative and complex, with layered strokes and internal breaks, whereas the lowercase is comparatively streamlined and rhythmic, building word shapes from vertical stems and angular joins. Numerals follow the same high-contrast, cut-stroke logic, with distinctive angled feet and tapered entries that maintain the overall cadence.
Best suited to display roles such as headlines, posters, album or game titles, and branding where a historic or gothic voice is desired. It can also work for short editorial pull quotes or packaging labels when set large with ample spacing, but is less appropriate for long passages of small text.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world craft. Its sharp forms and dramatic contrast create a stern, authoritative mood with a hint of mystique, making the texture feel dense and emphatic on the page.
The design appears intended to translate broad-pen blackletter writing into a bold, contemporary display font, balancing ornate capitals with a more regular lowercase for usable word shapes. Its emphasis on angular cuts, contrast, and slanted momentum suggests an aim for dramatic impact and unmistakable period character.
At text sizes the face forms a strong, patterned color with frequent internal notches and narrow apertures, which can reduce clarity in tight settings. The italic slant and variable character widths add movement, but also increase the importance of generous tracking and line spacing for comfortable reading.