Blackletter Guno 4 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, book covers, medieval, gothic, dramatic, ornate, traditional, historical tone, ceremonial display, gothic branding, manuscript feel, angular, calligraphic, blackweight, flared terminals, ink-trap like.
A dense, calligraphic display face with blackletter structure and softly broken, chiseled strokes. Forms are compact with a low x-height and prominent capitals, built from thick verticals and tapered joins that create a carved, inked rhythm. Terminals frequently flare into wedge-like feet and spurs, and many letters show small interior notches and counter-shaping that adds texture without becoming overly spiky. Overall spacing is tight and the silhouettes are weighty, giving words a strong dark color on the page.
Best suited to display settings where its textured strokes and dense rhythm can read clearly—posters, album or book covers, mastheads, labels, and branding that wants a historical or gothic voice. It is most effective in short phrases, titles, and initial caps rather than long continuous text.
The tone is medieval and ceremonial, with a gothic gravitas that reads as historical, authoritative, and slightly theatrical. Its heavy presence and decorative nib-like edges evoke manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world craftsmanship.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter feel with a bold, inked presence, balancing ornamental cuts and wedge terminals for strong readability at larger sizes. Its consistent stroke behavior and compact proportions aim to create an immediate period atmosphere while keeping letterforms distinct in words.
Capitals are especially sculptural, with distinctive internal cuts and asymmetric strokes that help differentiate similar shapes at display sizes. Numerals follow the same blackletter logic, with curled and hooked details that match the alphabet’s chiseled finish.