Blackletter Reso 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, brand marks, certificates, medieval, gothic, dramatic, ceremonial, severe, historic tone, dramatic display, manuscript feel, ceremonial voice, decorative texture, angular, spiky, ornate, calligraphic, blackletter.
A sharply chiseled blackletter with crisp, angular joins and pronounced contrast between thick vertical strokes and thin hairlines. Letters are built from narrow, upright stems with wedge-like terminals and pointed notches, producing a tight, dark rhythm in text. Curves are minimized in favor of faceted counters and broken bowls, while ascenders and descenders add occasional hooked or tapering extensions. Overall proportions feel condensed and vertical, with slight glyph-to-glyph width variation that reinforces a hand-rendered, cut-stroke character.
Best suited to display sizes where its intricate blackletter structure can be appreciated—posters, headlines, title cards, album or game artwork, and period-themed branding. It also fits ceremonial contexts such as invitations or certificate-style pieces, and short phrases on signage where a historic voice is desired.
The font projects a medieval, ceremonial tone—authoritative, dramatic, and slightly ominous. Its sharp texture and dense color evoke manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world signage, lending text a formal, historic gravitas.
The design appears intended to recreate a traditional blackletter written with a broad nib or carved edge, prioritizing period authenticity and dramatic texture over neutral readability. Its condensed, vertical construction and high-contrast strokes aim to deliver a strong, authoritative presence in short-form display text.
In continuous reading, the strong vertical emphasis creates a consistent stripe pattern, while distinctive pointed terminals and internal breaks help maintain a calligraphic, crafted feel. Numerals follow the same angular, tapered logic and read as stylistically consistent with the capitals and lowercase.