Blackletter Vape 3 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: mastheads, posters, logos, album covers, packaging, medieval, gothic, formal, dramatic, heraldic, historic flavor, display impact, ornamental caps, brand tone, angular, fractured, spiky, calligraphic, diamond dots.
A sharp, fractured blackletter with strong vertical emphasis and crisp, chiseled terminals. Strokes alternate between thick, blocky stems and thin hairline joins, creating a pronounced rhythm of broken forms and tight counters. The letters show consistent angular construction, with pointed shoulders, notched corners, and frequent wedge-like serifs; i/j carry diamond-like dots, and several capitals feature interior splits and ornamental cut-ins. Numerals follow the same faceted logic, reading as compact, carved figures with abrupt direction changes.
Best suited for display applications where a strong historic voice is desired, such as mastheads, titles, posters, and logo-style wordmarks. It also fits themed packaging and album-cover typography, particularly where a gothic or medieval atmosphere is appropriate.
The overall tone is historic and authoritative, evoking manuscript and heraldic traditions. Its dense, blade-edged silhouettes feel ceremonial and dramatic, lending a stern, almost ominous presence when set in words.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter look with bold presence and crisp calligraphic edge, prioritizing iconic texture and ornamental capital forms for headline impact over extended, small-size readability.
Capitals are especially elaborate and high-impact, while lowercase maintains a more regular texture suited to short setting. Spacing and joins emphasize a jagged, rhythmic pattern, and the dark mass can close up at smaller sizes due to narrow apertures and frequent interior angles.