Blackletter Kohe 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, album art, tattoos, medieval, gothic, authoritative, ritual, dramatic, historic evoke, drama, authority, display impact, genre branding, angular, spiky, calligraphic, vertical, faceted.
A sharply faceted blackletter with tall, compressed proportions and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes are mostly monolinear with subtle modulation, finishing in pointed wedges and broken, chiseled terminals that create a crisp, angular silhouette. Counters are tight and rectangular, joins are abrupt, and many forms use straight stems with small hooked or notched details, giving the text a dense, columnar texture.
Best suited to display settings where a gothic, historic voice is desired—headlines, posters, branding marks, and short emphatic phrases. It also fits entertainment and genre contexts such as metal or dark-fantasy album art, apparel graphics, and tattoo-style lettering, where texture and attitude matter more than extended readability.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, with a stern, formal presence. Its tight spacing and spiky terminals add drama and a slightly ominous, ritual character typical of gothic lettering, making even neutral text feel emphatic and historic.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact blackletter voice with clean, repeatable geometry and restrained ornament. By emphasizing vertical density and wedge-cut terminals over heavy contrast or flourish, it aims for a stern, legible-in-display gothic look that reproduces consistently across sizes.
Uppercase forms read as narrow pillars with occasional decorative spur accents, while lowercase maintains consistent verticality and compact bowls. Numerals follow the same fractured, wedge-ended construction, helping mixed settings stay visually unified. In longer text, the dense texture and similar internal shapes can reduce quick scanning, especially at smaller sizes.