Blackletter Tahe 9 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, editorial, gothic, heraldic, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, display impact, historic evocation, ornamental capitals, authoritative tone, ornate, angular, sharp, chiseled, calligraphic.
A dense, broken-stroke letterform with sharp, angular construction and prominent thick-to-thin transitions. Capitals are highly ornamented with curled entry/exit strokes, spur-like terminals, and compact interior counters that create strong black shapes. Lowercase forms are narrower and more rhythmically vertical, with pointed joins and occasional curved flicks that soften the otherwise chiseled texture. Numerals follow the same high-contrast, calligraphic logic, with bold stems and tapered, hooked terminals; overall spacing reads visually even while individual glyph widths vary noticeably.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, mastheads, album/film titles, and branding where a historic or ceremonial tone is desired. It can work for short editorial callouts or pull quotes at generous sizes, but the dense texture and compact counters make long passages less comfortable without ample spacing.
The font projects a traditional Gothic authority—formal, historic, and slightly severe—balanced by decorative flourishes that feel ceremonial rather than playful. Its texture evokes inscriptions, manuscripts, and heraldic display, giving short phrases a dramatic, commanding presence.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic, high-impact blackletter voice with strong vertical rhythm and ornamental capitals, prioritizing period character and dramatic texture over neutrality. Its consistent stroke logic across caps, lowercase, and figures suggests a cohesive display family aimed at traditional, authoritative styling.
At text sizes the heavy blackletter texture forms a continuous dark band, while at larger sizes the internal cuts, notches, and terminal hooks become the main character. Capitals are particularly expressive and may dominate mixed-case settings, making careful sizing and tracking important for hierarchy and legibility.