Blackletter Irma 9 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, titles, gothic, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, traditional, heritage tone, dramatic display, ornamental caps, manuscript feel, brand character, angular, fractured, ink-trap, calligraphic, sharp serifs.
A dense, angular blackletter with broken strokes and wedge-like terminals that create crisp, faceted silhouettes. Stems are heavy and vertical with modest contrast, while counters stay tight and triangular, reinforcing a compact texture in words. Capitals are ornate and imposing, with pronounced interior notches and pointed joins; lowercase shows a consistent rhythm of vertical strokes, diamond-like dots on i/j, and hooked or tapered entry/exit strokes. Numerals follow the same carved, calligraphic logic, with strong weight and sharp corners that keep them visually aligned with the text.
Best suited for display applications where a historical or ceremonial mood is desired—titles, headlines, poster typography, logotypes, and branding accents. It can work well on packaging or labels that aim for an old-world, crafted aesthetic, especially when set with generous tracking and ample line spacing.
The overall tone is historical and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and traditional signage. Its sharp modulation and dense texture feel authoritative and dramatic, with a crafted, hand-inked character rather than a neutral typographic voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with strong visual authority, using consistent broken-stroke construction and wedge terminals to produce a bold, unified texture. It emphasizes period character and decorative presence, particularly in the capitals, while keeping the lowercase rhythm regular for setting short to medium display lines.
At text sizes the letterforms knit into a strong, dark color with distinctive rhythm, while individual glyph details (nicks, wedges, and broken curves) become the main visual feature at display sizes. The forms lean on pointed joins and narrow apertures, which emphasizes style and atmosphere over open readability in long passages.