Blackletter Guha 10 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: mastheads, posters, book titles, packaging, certificates, medieval, formal, ornate, dramatic, historic, heritage tone, decorative impact, traditional styling, display emphasis, angular, calligraphic, broken strokes, sharp terminals, high rhythm.
This font presents a blackletter-style structure with broken strokes, angular joins, and tapered, pen-like terminals. Letterforms are built from compact verticals and faceted curves, creating a rhythmic texture with pronounced internal notches and pointed apertures. Capitals are more ornate and wider-feeling than the lowercase, with strong diagonal accents and wedge-like endings that reinforce the calligraphic construction. Numerals echo the same cut-and-taper logic, mixing curved bowls with crisp, spurred terminals for a cohesive set.
Best suited for display settings where the textured blackletter color can be a feature—mastheads, titles, posters, invitations, and certificate-style pieces. It also works well for thematic branding and packaging that benefits from a historic or gothic atmosphere. For readability, it will generally perform better at larger sizes and shorter text runs than in continuous body copy.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript and heraldic traditions. Its sharp construction and dark, patterned word color give it a dramatic presence that reads as authoritative and decorative rather than casual. The style feels rooted in classical blackletter conventions, lending an old-world, storybook gravitas.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with clear calligraphic construction and decorative impact. It balances ornament with repeatable structure so words form a consistent, patterned rhythm, while distinctive capitals and tapered terminals provide visual flourish.
Stroke endings often flare into small wedges and hooks, producing a lively silhouette along baselines and caps. Counters are relatively tight and the texture can become dense in longer passages, especially where repeated verticals cluster. The sample text shows consistent spacing and a steady rhythm, with capitals providing strong emphasis at the start of words and lines.