Blackletter Fipi 10 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, album covers, packaging, gothic, heraldic, dramatic, historic, severe, historic evoke, display impact, ornamental texture, ceremonial tone, engraved feel, angular, fractured, spiky, chiseled, ornate.
This face is built from sharply faceted, broken strokes with pointed terminals and pronounced internal notches that create a carved, crystalline silhouette. Vertical stems dominate, while diagonals and shoulders resolve into hard angles rather than curves, producing a rigid, architectural rhythm. Counters are narrow and irregular, and many forms include wedge-like cut-ins and small interior highlights that read like folded or beveled ink traps. Uppercase letters are compact and blocky with strong top structures, while the lowercase shows tighter, more compressed bodies with tall ascenders and distinctive, jagged joins that maintain consistent texture across words.
Best suited to large-scale display use where its intricate, angular detailing can be appreciated—such as posters, headlines, editorial openers, and event or venue branding. It also works well for logotypes, album artwork, and packaging that aims for a historic, gothic, or ceremonial mood. For long passages, it’s more effective as an accent or short-form typographic voice than as continuous body text.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, with a stern, authoritative presence that suggests tradition and pageantry. Its spiked contours and dense color feel intense and theatrical, lending a dramatic, almost ominous energy. The style also carries a craftlike, hand-hewn character, evoking signage, crests, and historic documents.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with a hard-edged, chiseled finish, prioritizing impact and texture over neutrality. Its consistent use of faceted joins and pointed terminals suggests an aim to mimic hand-cut or engraved letterforms while keeping a strong, uniform color for display settings.
Word shapes appear highly textured, with frequent angular interruptions that increase visual noise and reduce smooth reading flow at small sizes. Numerals and capitals maintain the same faceted logic, making the set feel cohesive and display-oriented. Spacing reads slightly irregular by design, reinforcing a hand-forged, emblematic aesthetic rather than a neutral text face.