Blackletter Igby 13 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, game titles, album art, gothic, medieval, dramatic, old-world, dark, display impact, historical flavor, decorative texture, dramatic tone, angular, flared, faceted, chiseled, heavyweight.
A compact, heavy display face with blackletter-inspired construction and hand-drawn irregularity. Strokes are thick with subtle contrast, ending in sharp wedges, notches, and tapered flares that create a faceted, carved look. Counters are small and rounded-rectangular, and curves often resolve into pointed terminals, giving letters a crisp, cut-paper rhythm. Spacing appears tight and the overall silhouette reads dense, with lively width changes and slightly uneven detailing that keeps the texture energetic in words.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, packaging accents, and logo wordmarks where a gothic or historical flavor is desired. It also fits entertainment contexts like game titles, book covers, or album/merch graphics that benefit from a dense, dramatic typographic voice.
The font conveys a gothic, medieval tone with a theatrical, storybook darkness. Its bold, chiseled forms feel ceremonial and expressive, suggesting tradition, folklore, and dramatic emphasis rather than neutrality.
The design appears intended to reinterpret blackletter structure with a bold, hand-cut feel—prioritizing striking silhouettes, decorative terminals, and a textured word image for display typography.
In the sample text, the weight and compact proportions create a strong, continuous black texture, while distinctive wedge terminals and internal notches help maintain letter separation at display sizes. Numerals share the same heavy, flared treatment and read as decorative rather than utilitarian.