Blackletter Aswy 1 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, invitations, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, authoritative, dramatic, historic flavor, dramatic display, formal tone, ornamental impact, angular, sharp, spiky, calligraphic, ornate.
A crisp, high-contrast blackletter with dense, angular construction and pronounced pointed terminals. Strokes show a calligraphic logic with wedge-like serifs, broken curves, and tight interior counters, creating a strongly textured rhythm in words. Capitals are more elaborate and varied in silhouette, while lowercase forms are compact and vertical, with narrow joins and sharp notches. Numerals follow the same faceted, chiseled feel, keeping a consistent weight distribution and a distinctly historic texture across lines of text.
Best suited for display typography such as headlines, posters, mastheads, and logo wordmarks where the intricate blackletter texture reads clearly. It also works well for themed packaging, album titles, certificates, and event invitations that call for a historic or ceremonial mood.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and formal proclamations. Its sharp geometry and dark, patterned color feel authoritative and dramatic, with an unmistakably old-world presence.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with strong page color and crisp, carved-looking detailing, balancing ornate capitals with a more regular, rhythm-driven lowercase for impactful setting in short to medium bursts of text.
Spacing and letterforms produce a strong “woven” page color, especially in lowercase text, where vertical strokes and angular bowls pack tightly. Many forms rely on fractured curves and pointed entry/exit strokes, which heightens the ornamental character and makes the face feel most at home at display sizes where the detailing can be appreciated.