Blackletter Kosu 10 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, mastheads, tattoos, game titles, gothic, medieval, dramatic, severe, ritual, heritage tone, title impact, compact display, iconic branding, angular, ornate, spiky, condensed, vertical.
A condensed blackletter with tall, vertical proportions and sharply faceted strokes. Letterforms are built from straight segments and tight angles, with pointed terminals and small wedge-like serifs that create a crisp, cut-metal silhouette. Counters are narrow and partially closed in places, emphasizing a dense texture, while the rhythm is strongly vertical and consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals. The lowercase maintains a relatively tall x-height for the style, helping the text block read as a continuous, dark band with prominent vertical stems.
Best suited for display work where the blackletter texture can be appreciated—posters, headlines, mastheads, packaging accents, album/merch graphics, and title treatments for fantasy or historical-themed media. It also works well for short phrases, initials, and logo-like wordmarks where a compact, vertical footprint is desired.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking historical manuscript and old-world print traditions. Its sharp edges and compressed spacing add intensity and a stern, authoritative character, suited to ominous, dramatic, or classicist themes.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with a clean, consistent construction and a tightly packed, vertical texture. It prioritizes a striking, iconic presence and period atmosphere over long-form readability.
In running text, the compressed proportions and dense interior spaces can reduce distinction between similar shapes, especially at smaller sizes. Capitals present a more emblematic presence, while numerals follow the same narrow, angular construction for visual continuity.