Blackletter Pomo 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, book titles, branding, medieval, gothic, dramatic, ornate, storybook, period evocation, dramatic display, hand-inked texture, decorative emphasis, calligraphic, angular, flared, inked, textura-like.
This face presents a calligraphic blackletter construction with a consistent rightward slant and a distinctly hand-inked feel. Strokes are heavy and crisp with moderate contrast, featuring wedge-like terminals, sharp internal angles, and occasional rounded joins that soften the texture. Capitals are highly stylized with compact counters and pronounced entry/exit strokes, while lowercase forms keep a lively, uneven rhythm through varied widths and slightly irregular stroke edges. Numerals follow the same blackletter logic, with looped bowls and pointed turns that match the alphabet’s dark, textured color.
Best suited for short display text such as titles, headlines, posters, and identity work where a historic or fantastical atmosphere is desired. It also works well for packaging or event materials that benefit from a dark, textured word shape rather than neutral readability in long passages.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking medieval manuscripts, tavern signage, and fantasy ephemera. Its slanted, energetic writing quality adds motion and swagger, making the texture feel expressive rather than strictly formal.
The font appears designed to mimic broad-pen blackletter written at a brisk angle, balancing traditional gothic structure with an intentionally hand-drawn, slightly irregular finish. Its primary goal is to deliver strong period flavor and decorative impact in prominent typographic roles.
The design produces a dense, high-impact typographic color, especially in mixed-case settings where ornate capitals punctuate the line. Some letters feature tightly enclosed counters and sharp notches, which heighten character but can increase visual complexity at smaller sizes.