Blackletter Ebvi 16 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, branding, packaging, medieval, gothic, dramatic, heraldic, old-world, tradition, authority, ornament, impact, period tone, angular, faceted, calligraphic, broken, textura-like.
A condensed blackletter with compact proportions and dense, ink-rich strokes. Forms are built from faceted vertical stems and broken, angular joins, with small wedge-like terminals and chiseled corners that create a crisp, cut-from-black silhouette. Counters are tight and often slit-like, giving the letters a vertical, rhythmic texture; curves are minimized in favor of straight segments and abrupt directional changes. Capitals are tall and monolithic with simplified inner detailing, while lowercase maintains a steady vertical cadence and a high internal density, producing strong word-shape color in text.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, titles, band or event branding, labels, and packaging where a historic or gothic atmosphere is desired. It can work for short blocks of text when large enough, but the dense counters and dark texture favor headlines, pull quotes, and wordmarks over extended reading.
The font evokes medieval manuscripts, heraldic signage, and old European print traditions. Its dark texture and sharp construction feel ceremonial and authoritative, with a dramatic, slightly ominous tone that reads as historic and formal rather than casual.
Designed to deliver a classic blackletter voice with strong vertical rhythm and a contemporary, streamlined sharpness. The emphasis appears to be on creating an immediately recognizable gothic texture while keeping letterforms sturdy and impactful at display sizes.
Spacing and width vary across glyphs to preserve traditional blackletter rhythm, with several characters adopting distinctive fractured strokes and angular bowls. Numerals and punctuation follow the same carved, faceted logic, helping headlines and short phrases keep a consistent period feel.