Blackletter Firu 10 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, branding, packaging, gothic, medieval, heraldic, severe, ceremonial, historical tone, dramatic display, heraldic flavor, textural color, angular, fractured, chiseled, ornate, blackstroke.
A compact, blackletter-styled face with sharply faceted strokes and pronounced internal cuts that create a crisp, fractured texture. Vertical stems dominate, with pointed terminals, wedge-like joins, and small spur details that reinforce a carved, calligraphic construction. Counters are tight and often partially enclosed, producing a dense page color; curves are rendered as segmented, angular arcs rather than smooth bowls. Capitals are ornate yet disciplined, while lowercase forms stay narrow with consistent rhythm and deliberate stroke breaks that help separate dense joins in text.
Best suited to display work where its dense texture and angular detailing can be appreciated—logotypes, mastheads, posters, album artwork, event titles, and themed packaging. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes when ample tracking and line spacing are available to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is traditional and authoritative, evoking gothic manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world ceremony. Its dark, assertive texture feels formal and uncompromising, with a dramatic, historical character suited to solemn or theatrical messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver a historically rooted blackletter voice with a strong, compact rhythm and clear ornamental cuts, prioritizing presence and atmosphere over neutral readability. It aims to balance traditional manuscript cues with consistent, repeatable shapes that hold together in bold display settings.
The numerals and punctuation in the sample text maintain the same pointed, faceted logic as the letters, keeping a cohesive voice across mixed content. At larger sizes the internal notches and stroke fractures read as decorative detail, while in smaller settings they merge into a strong, continuous black texture.