Blackletter Tuka 14 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, album art, certificates, gothic, heraldic, medieval, ceremonial, severe, tradition, authority, ornament, drama, historicism, angular, ornate, calligraphic, pointed, broken strokes.
A sharply angular blackletter with broken, calligraphic strokes and pronounced thick–thin modulation. The texture is compact and rhythmic, built from vertical pillars, pointed joins, and wedge-like terminals that suggest a broad-nib or pen-cut origin. Capitals are notably ornate and flourished, with inward curls and spiky cross-strokes, while the lowercase is more restrained and modular, maintaining tight counters and strong vertical emphasis. Numerals follow the same cut, pointed logic with high contrast and distinctive curves, keeping the overall color dark and authoritative in text.
Well suited to logotypes, posters, headlines, and short typographic statements that benefit from a historic or authoritative voice. It also fits certificates, invitations, packaging, and album or event branding where ornate blackletter styling is desirable, especially when used with generous spacing and careful line lengths.
The font projects a traditional, old-world gravitas with a ceremonial and heraldic tone. Its sharpness and dense rhythm feel formal and commanding, evoking manuscript, ecclesiastical, and historical print aesthetics rather than casual modern writing.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with strong calligraphic contrast and a traditional broken-stroke construction, pairing highly embellished capitals with a steadier lowercase for settable display text.
Legibility is strongest at display sizes where the internal breaks, narrow counters, and decorative capital details can resolve cleanly. The capital set carries much of the personality, creating a dramatic contrast against the more uniform, textlike lowercase.