Blackletter Siso 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: mastheads, posters, album covers, book titles, labels, medieval, ceremonial, gothic, authoritative, dramatic, historical tone, headline impact, ornamental titling, traditional craft, angular, sharp, spiky, broken strokes, calligraphic.
A compact, angular display face built from broken strokes and sharply pointed terminals. Forms are dense and strongly vertical, with pronounced thick–thin modulation and crisp, chiseled joins that create a faceted silhouette. Counters tend to be small and enclosed, and many letters feature diamond-like notches and abrupt stroke cutoffs that reinforce a carved, inked-by-nib look. Lowercase sits low with short extenders relative to the heavy capitals, and overall spacing feels tight, producing a dark, continuous texture in words.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its dense texture and angular detailing can be appreciated—mastheads, poster headlines, title treatments, packaging labels, and event or ceremonial materials. It can work in pull quotes or brief passages at larger sizes, but the tight counters and strong texture favor display over long-form reading.
The tone is traditional and ceremonial, evoking medieval manuscripts, heraldic inscriptions, and old-world formality. Its sharp rhythm and dark color give it a stern, authoritative voice with a dramatic, historic flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver a historically rooted, blackletter-style voice with emphatic presence and a traditional calligraphic edge. Its compact proportions and high internal contrast prioritize impact and atmosphere in headlines and branding-oriented settings.
Capitals are notably ornate compared to the lowercase, with more internal detailing and stronger vertical emphasis. Numerals follow the same fractured, calligraphic construction, keeping the set visually consistent for titling and date-setting.