Blackletter Enry 13 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, mastheads, packaging, certificates, medieval, ceremonial, gothic, authoritative, dramatic, historic tone, display impact, calligraphic texture, decorative voice, angular, calligraphic, ornate, faceted, dense.
A dark, heavy blackletter with compact proportions and sharply faceted strokes that mimic broad-nib, hand-cut pen work. Counters are small and tightly enclosed, while terminals finish in pointed wedges and diamond-like ends. Curves are minimized in favor of angled joins, producing a rhythmic, broken texture across words. Capitals are tall and sculptural, and lowercase forms show strong vertical emphasis with narrow apertures and occasional flourished hooks and spurs.
Best suited to display typography where the blackletter texture can be appreciated—headlines, mastheads, posters, and branding that seeks heritage or gothic character. It can also work for certificates, invitations, or packaging accents, but is less comfortable for long-form reading at small sizes due to its dense counters and angular detail.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, with a stern, authoritative presence. Its dense color and angular construction evoke manuscripts, crests, and old-world proclamations, lending a dramatic, traditional atmosphere to short passages.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with strong presence and consistent calligraphic construction, emphasizing historical character and decorative impact over minimalism or neutrality.
The set maintains consistent stroke behavior and internal angles, creating an even “woven” word texture. Numerals follow the same chiseled logic, reading clearly at display sizes while retaining the ornamental, inscribed feel.