Blackletter Abgi 10 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, certificates, medieval, gothic, heraldic, ceremonial, dramatic, historic feel, formal tone, display impact, traditional craft, angular, calligraphic, pointed, dense, ornate.
This font is a pointed, calligraphic blackletter with crisp, angular strokes and sharp terminals. Letterforms are built from narrow verticals with faceted curves and diamond-like joins, producing a dense texture and strong vertical rhythm. Capitals are compact and sculptural, with controlled internal counters and occasional spur-like projections. Lowercase forms keep a consistent upright stance, with narrow apertures and broken-curve construction that emphasizes stroke segmentation rather than smooth bowls. Numerals echo the same chiseled, pen-cut aesthetic, with tapered ends and pronounced contrast in thick-to-thin transitions.
It works best for display settings such as posters, mastheads, album/film titles, logotypes, and packaging that aims for a historic or formal character. It can also suit certificates, invitations, and themed branding where a traditional manuscript-like voice is desired, especially at larger sizes.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and traditional signage. Its pointed construction and dark color on the page create a serious, authoritative mood with a dramatic, historic flavor.
The design appears intended to capture a traditional pointed-pen blackletter look with a disciplined vertical rhythm and crisp, faceted detailing, balancing ornate character with consistent, repeatable forms for setting words and short phrases.
Spacing appears relatively tight and the repeated vertical strokes create a textured, “woven” word shape typical of blackletter, making longer passages visually intense. The sample text shows clear differentiation between many glyphs, but the dense rhythm and narrow counters suggest it benefits from generous size and line spacing for best readability.