Blackletter Kope 13 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, certificates, gothic, medieval, heraldic, dramatic, ceremonial, historic tone, display impact, ornate caps, manuscript feel, angular, spiky, broken strokes, pointed terminals, diamond i-dots.
A compact blackletter with tall, condensed proportions and strongly articulated verticals. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with broad, dark stems paired with sharp, tapered joins and wedge-like finishing cuts. Counters are tight and often partially enclosed, creating a dense, rhythmic texture; many forms are built from broken, faceted segments rather than smooth curves. Uppercase letters feature more elaborate construction with occasional interior detailing, while lowercase keeps a consistent, upright cadence and a restrained x-height. Numerals follow the same angular, cut-stroke logic, maintaining a cohesive color in text.
Best suited to display typography where its dense texture and angular detail can be appreciated—titles, posters, album covers, brand marks, and packaging with a heritage or gothic angle. It can also work for short ceremonial lines such as certificates or invitations, but is less comfortable for long passages of small text due to its tight counters and strong texture.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript and heraldic traditions. Its sharp edges and dense black texture read as authoritative and dramatic, with a distinctly old-world severity that suits formal or theatrical messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with crisp, cut-stroke detail and a compact footprint, prioritizing historical flavor and impactful presence over neutrality. It balances ornate uppercase forms with more regularized lowercase rhythm for consistent display setting.
Distinctive pointed terminals and small spur-like projections appear throughout, reinforcing a chiseled, calligraphic feel. The punctuation and dots read as diamond-like marks, and the sample text shows strong word-shape presence but a heavy, textured line that benefits from generous spacing and larger sizes.