Blackletter Sive 13 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: mastheads, posters, album covers, logotypes, invitations, gothic, heraldic, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, historic evocation, display impact, ornamental capitals, calligraphic feel, angular, ornate, calligraphic, sharp, flourished.
This is a highly stylized blackletter with crisp, angular construction and strong thick–thin modulation. Strokes terminate in sharp, tapered wedges and small spur-like details that mimic pen-nib calligraphy, while counters are compact and often pinched. Uppercase letters are more decorative, featuring pronounced curves, hooked arms, and occasional enclosed or split interior forms, while lowercase stays tighter and more rhythmic with dense verticals. Numerals and punctuation follow the same broken-stroke logic, giving the set a cohesive, historically inflected texture in text.
Best suited to display settings where texture and historical character are desirable—mastheads, posters, packaging accents, album or event graphics, and logo-style wordmarks. It can work for short phrases or headings and benefits from generous size and spacing to keep forms from closing up.
The font projects a traditional Gothic and ceremonial tone, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and formal proclamations. Its sharpness and ornament lend it a dramatic, authoritative voice that can feel solemn or theatrical depending on context.
The design appears intended to capture a classic blackletter voice with calligraphic authority, combining dense vertical rhythm with ornamental capitals to create an unmistakably traditional, statement-making typographic surface.
In the sample text, the letterspacing and heavy internal detailing create a dark, textured color on the line, especially in longer passages. The most distinctive character comes through in capitals and round forms, where curved strokes are cut into faceted segments and finished with pronounced terminals.