Blackletter Irti 12 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, branding, packaging, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, storybook, gothic, historical evoke, dramatic display, handcrafted feel, ornamental impact, calligraphic, angular, flared, tapered, spiky.
This face presents a calligraphic blackletter-inspired construction with sharp, broken curves and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes end in tapered, blade-like terminals and small wedge serifs, creating a crisp rhythm and a slightly irregular, hand-drawn texture. Bowls and arches are compact with pointed joins, while some capitals expand with broader, more decorative silhouettes; overall spacing and letterfit feel tighter in text, emphasizing a dense, dark typographic color.
Best suited for display typography where its high-contrast, angular forms can be appreciated: titles, posters, book covers, event graphics, and branding for historically themed or fantasy-adjacent projects. It can also work for short passages, pull quotes, or labels when set with comfortable size and line spacing.
The font conveys a medieval, ceremonial tone with a dramatic, slightly mystical edge. Its angular cuts and ink-like swell suggest tradition, craft, and ornament, lending an authoritative and theatrical voice to headlines and display settings.
The design appears intended to evoke pen-crafted blackletter while remaining legible in modern Latin text, balancing ornamental capitals and sharp gothic cues with consistent stroke logic across upper- and lowercase. Its visual emphasis is on atmosphere and impact rather than neutrality.
Capitals show the strongest personality, with distinctive notches, interior counters, and occasional asymmetry that reads as intentionally handmade rather than mechanically uniform. Numerals share the same calligraphic contrast and curved, hooked finishing, keeping the set stylistically cohesive.