Blackletter Amna 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, branding, certificates, medieval, ceremonial, stern, historic, dramatic, historical evocation, formal display, dramatic emphasis, gothic texture, angular, ornate, calligraphic, spurred, compact.
This blackletter face uses compact, vertically oriented letterforms with crisp angular joins and pointed terminals. Strokes show a calligraphic logic with moderate contrast, combining dense black shapes with small counters and occasional internal cut-ins. Capitals are more elaborate than the lowercase, featuring prominent spurs and curved, blade-like strokes, while the lowercase maintains a consistent rhythm of narrow stems and broken-curve bowls. Numerals follow the same gothic construction, keeping sharp corners and compact proportions that visually align with the text color.
Best suited to headlines, mastheads, posters, and cover typography where its dense blackletter texture can be appreciated. It also works for branding accents, certificates, invitations, and historically themed materials that benefit from a formal, period-evocative voice.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, projecting a stern, authoritative voice associated with historical printing and formal proclamations. Its dark, textured rhythm and ornamental capitals add drama and gravitas, making it feel traditional rather than casual.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional gothic/blackletter flavor with an emphasis on compactness and strong vertical rhythm, pairing ornate capitals with a steadier, highly structured lowercase for display and short-text settings.
In running text it produces a strong, even texture with pronounced vertical emphasis; the densest areas occur where bowls and interior notches tighten counters. The design reads best when given enough size and spacing for the internal shapes and angled joins to stay distinct.