Blackletter Taly 9 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, posters, packaging, mastheads, medieval, ceremonial, authoritative, dramatic, traditional, historic, ornate, impactful, decorative, formal, ornamental, angular, faceted, dense, calligraphic.
The design is a heavy blackletter with crisp, high-contrast stroke behavior and a compact, rhythmic texture in text. Stems and bowls resolve into sharp, faceted forms with wedge-like terminals and occasional curled, calligraphic hooks, producing a sculpted silhouette. Counters are relatively tight and the joins are angular, while capitals are notably more embellished and commanding than the lowercase. Spacing reads moderately tight, contributing to a dark, continuous color on the line.
Well-suited for titles, mastheads, packaging, posters, and branding that leans on heritage, craft, or gothic/medieval cues. It works especially well in large sizes for album/film titles, event collateral, certificates, and heraldic or institutional marks where a formal, traditional tone is desired. For longer text, it is most effective in short blocks or pull quotes where the dense color remains legible and intentional.
This face projects a historical, ceremonial mood with a distinctly old-world gravitas. Its dense texture and ornamental turns feel authoritative and traditional, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and period printing. The overall tone is dramatic and formal, with a slightly theatrical edge.
The letterforms appear intended to recreate a period blackletter voice with strong visual presence, prioritizing atmosphere and tradition over neutrality. Decorative capitals and sharp, carved-looking construction suggest a display-forward design meant to signal heritage and formality at a glance. The consistent texture across words indicates it’s drawn to hold together in short passages while still reading as distinctly ornamental.
Uppercase forms are more elaborate and varied in silhouette than the lowercase, creating strong hierarchy in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same sharp, calligraphic logic, with several figures showing pronounced curves and wedge terminals that match the overall texture.