Blackletter Etmu 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album covers, book titles, brand marks, gothic, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, historic, historic evocation, display impact, ornate texture, authority, angular, faceted, chiseled, calligraphic, spurred.
A slanted blackletter with tall, compressed proportions and a rhythmic vertical emphasis. Strokes are built from faceted, chisel-like segments with pointed terminals and small spur details, creating sharp joins and broken curves throughout. Counters are tight and apertures are narrow, while capitals carry more ornamented constructions and strong diagonal cues. The figures and lowercase maintain consistent angularity and a steady, calligraphic cadence, reading like pen- or nib-driven forms rather than geometric lettering.
Best suited to display settings where its blackletter texture can be appreciated—headlines, posters, title treatments, and branded wordmarks. It works well for historical, fantasy, or metal-adjacent aesthetics, and for short passages or pull quotes where the dense rhythm won’t overwhelm readability.
The overall tone feels Gothic and ceremonial, with a dramatic, old-world presence. Its sharp texture and dense vertical rhythm suggest tradition, authority, and a slightly ominous or solemn mood.
The design appears intended to deliver an assertive, historically inflected blackletter voice with an energetic slant, combining traditional Gothic structure with crisp, faceted stroke modeling for strong impact at display sizes.
In text, the italic slant adds forward motion that helps differentiate repeated verticals, but the dense texture and tight counters still create a dark, patterned color. The design’s faceted joins and pointed terminals are especially prominent in diagonals and in letters with branching strokes, giving the face a carved, emblematic feel.