Blackletter Sigy 16 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, certificates, album art, gothic, medieval, ornate, dramatic, traditional, historic tone, display impact, formal emphasis, decorative capitals, fraktur-like, angular, calligraphic, sharp, pointed.
A high-contrast blackletter with angular, broken strokes and sharply faceted terminals. The letterforms are built from strong verticals and tight, pointed joins, with wedge-like serifs and occasional spur details that create a crisp, chiseled texture. Capitals are elaborate and asymmetric with prominent swashes and internal counter shapes, while lowercase stays more compact and rhythmic, producing a dense, patterned color in text. Numerals follow the same pointed construction, with narrow forms and pronounced stroke modulation.
Best suited to display use such as headlines, posters, invitations, labels, and other prominent branding moments where a historic or ceremonial voice is desired. It can work for short passages at moderate sizes, but the dense texture and intricate capitals favor titles, pull quotes, and initial-cap styling over long body copy.
The font conveys a historic, ceremonial tone associated with manuscript and print traditions. Its sharp rhythm and ornate capitals feel formal and emphatic, lending an authoritative, old-world atmosphere with a slightly theatrical edge.
The design appears intended to evoke traditional blackletter printing through crisp, broken strokes and ornamented capitals, prioritizing period character and visual impact. Its structured rhythm suggests a balance between calligraphic flavor and repeatable typographic consistency for display settings.
Text samples show a strong repeating vertical cadence that reads best at larger sizes, where the interior counters and distinguishing notches remain clear. The capitals are significantly more decorative than the lowercase, creating pronounced emphasis at initials and in short words.