Blackletter Ebsy 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, book titles, medieval, formal, gothic, solemn, ceremonial, historic tone, display impact, manuscript feel, space saving, angular, condensed, spiky, calligraphic, inked.
A condensed blackletter with tall vertical proportions and a steady, pen-like rhythm. Strokes show crisp, angular joins and faceted curves, with pointed terminals and occasional wedge-like serifs that reinforce the verticality. Counters are small and tightly enclosed, creating a compact texture, while diagonals and bowls are simplified into sharp, broken forms. Uppercase letters read as narrow pillars with restrained ornament, and the lowercase maintains a consistent, disciplined structure with short ascenders and compact apertures.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, mastheads, album or book titles, and brand marks that want a historic or ceremonial feel. It can work for short emphatic lines and labels where texture and atmosphere matter more than long-form readability.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering and old-world authority. Its sharp, spired silhouettes and dense texture feel serious and traditional, lending an austere, historic atmosphere to headlines and titles.
The design appears intended to deliver an authentic blackletter voice in a highly condensed footprint, prioritizing vertical emphasis, sharp calligraphic construction, and a dense typographic color for impactful display use.
The figures follow the same narrow, vertical logic as the letters, with angular bends and compact interior spaces. In text, the tight counters and compressed width create a dark, continuous color that benefits from generous tracking and ample line spacing.