Blackletter Guwa 10 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album covers, book covers, medieval, gothic, dramatic, ornate, authoritative, historical evoke, dramatic impact, ornamental texture, authoritative tone, angular, spiky, calligraphic, inked, high-ink.
A compact blackletter with dense, dark color and crisp, chiseled terminals. Strokes show calligraphic influence with subtle modulation, sharp joins, and wedge-like serifs that create a jagged rhythm across words. Counters are small and often pinched or diamond-shaped, and many letters feature pointed beaks and flicked entry/exit strokes. The lowercase keeps a sturdy, slightly condensed texture with clear vertical emphasis, while capitals add more broken-pen detailing and decorative notches.
Well-suited for display typography where a historic or gothic tone is desired, such as posters, headlines, branding accents, and packaging. It also fits titles for book covers, album artwork, and themed event materials where strong texture and ornament are assets.
The font conveys a medieval, gothic mood with a stern, ceremonial voice. Its sharp angles and heavy ink presence feel dramatic and traditional, evoking historic manuscripts, heraldic signage, and old-world formality.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with compact proportions, sharp pen-derived detailing, and a consistently dark, authoritative texture optimized for attention-grabbing display use.
In continuous text it forms a strongly textured line with pronounced spikes and tight internal spaces, giving it high impact at display sizes. The numerals follow the same blackletter logic, with compact shapes and angular finishing that match the overall rhythm.