Blackletter Enka 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, brand marks, packaging, medieval, storybook, rustic, traditional, ornate, historical evoke, display impact, handcrafted feel, themed branding, calligraphic, chiseled, tapered, bracketed, textura-like.
A calligraphic blackletter with rounded, slightly softened angularity and tapered stroke endings. The letterforms show a consistent broad-nib logic: verticals feel sturdy and dark, while joins and terminals flare or pinch into wedge-like shapes, creating a subtly chiseled texture. Capitals are decorative without becoming overly intricate, and the lowercase maintains clear rhythm with compact bowls, pointed joins, and occasional broken-stroke cues typical of Gothic-inspired forms. Overall spacing reads moderately open for the style, helping the dense strokes stay legible in words and lines.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, book covers, and themed branding where a historical or fantasy flavor is desired. It can work for short blocks of text in larger sizes, especially for titling, pull quotes, invitations, or packaging that benefits from a traditional Gothic texture.
The face conveys a medieval, manuscript-inspired tone with a warm, storybook character rather than severe austerity. Its dark texture and stylized terminals suggest tradition and ceremony, while the softened forms keep it approachable for contemporary display use.
The design appears intended to evoke blackletter heritage through broad-nib construction and wedge terminals, while smoothing the harshness of more rigid Gothic models to improve friendliness and readability. It prioritizes distinctive texture and period atmosphere for attention-grabbing display typography.
Numerals and uppercase share the same wedge-terminal vocabulary, keeping a cohesive texture across mixed text. The sample text shows strong word-shape character and a lively, slightly irregular hand-drawn impression, with enough consistency to hold together in short paragraphs while still feeling crafted.