Blackletter Ufpu 3 is a bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, album art, game titles, gothic, medieval, dramatic, ominous, ceremonial, historical flavor, theatrical impact, ornamental display, dark tone, angular, spiky, fractured, ornate, calligraphic.
This typeface features sharply angular blackletter construction with broken strokes, pointed terminals, and chiseled curves. Forms are built from narrow vertical stems and abrupt diagonals, with crisp internal notches and wedge-like serifs that create a carved, faceted look. The rhythm is distinctly fractured and irregular in detail, giving letters a hand-cut feel, while counters remain tight and shapes stay compact. Capitals are assertive and decorative, and the figures echo the same pointed, segmented logic for a cohesive set.
Best used for display typography such as posters, titles, logo marks, packaging accents, and short editorial headings where its fractured blackletter texture can be appreciated. It also fits genre-driven applications like fantasy, metal, horror, or medieval-themed branding and game UI title treatments.
The overall tone is gothic and theatrical, evoking medieval manuscripts, heraldic inscriptions, and dark fantasy aesthetics. Its sharp edges and high drama read as intense and ceremonial, with an ominous, old-world gravitas that suits bold statements more than quiet body text.
The font appears intended to deliver a decorative blackletter voice with a hand-rendered edge—prioritizing atmosphere, historical flavor, and striking silhouette over neutrality. Its construction emphasizes sharp, carved strokes and ornamental movement to create immediate impact in prominent text.
The design leans on strong vertical emphasis and dense texture, so spacing and word shapes feel compact and blocky at smaller sizes. Many joins and corners create lively sparkle in headlines, while the angular detailing becomes the primary visual feature in longer lines.