Blackletter Mibi 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, mastheads, packaging, certificates, gothic, medieval, authoritative, ceremonial, somber, historic flavor, display impact, formal tone, heraldic style, brand character, angular, sharp, faceted, monolinear, vertical.
A sharp, angular blackletter with faceted terminals and tightly controlled vertical rhythm. Strokes are predominantly straight with minimal rounding, and joins resolve into crisp points and notches that suggest broad-nib construction translated into hard geometry. Counters are small and enclosed, with frequent vertical segmentation and narrow apertures that create a dense, dark texture in text. Uppercase forms are compact and upright with pronounced verticals, while lowercase maintains a tall x-height and consistent stem weight, producing an even, columnar cadence.
Best suited for short, prominent settings such as posters, event titles, album or book covers, mastheads, labels, and ceremonial or heritage-themed materials. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers where a strong historic voice is desired, but is less appropriate for long passages at small sizes due to its compact counters and dense texture.
The overall tone is traditional and severe, evoking historic manuscripts, heraldic lettering, and formal proclamations. Its dense color and chiseled detail convey authority and ceremony, with a slightly austere, old-world atmosphere.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with a clean, consistent rhythm—favoring crisp geometry and a disciplined vertical structure to create strong impact in display typography.
At display sizes the crisp corners and internal notches read as deliberate ornament, while at smaller sizes the tight apertures and dense texture can reduce clarity. Numerals follow the same faceted, upright construction, keeping a uniform historic voice across letters and figures.