Blackletter Ehti 4 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, certificates, medieval, ceremonial, authoritative, dramatic, traditional, heritage, formality, drama, ornament, angular, ornate, sharp, calligraphic, dense.
This typeface uses sharp, broken strokes with pronounced thick–thin modulation and crisp, wedge-like terminals. Capitals are compact and ornamental, built from angular forms and interior counters that create a dark, textured rhythm across a line. Lowercase letters keep a sturdy vertical stance with pointed joins and occasional spur-like details, while maintaining consistent baseline behavior. Numerals follow the same chiseled, calligraphic construction, matching the overall color and contrast of the alphabet.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, mastheads, posters, and logo-style wordmarks where the textured blackletter rhythm can be appreciated. It also fits themed packaging, invitations, certificates, and editorial titling that calls for an old-world, formal voice rather than long-form body text.
The overall tone is formal and historic, with a solemn, proclamation-like presence. Its dense texture and ornate capitals evoke tradition, ceremony, and a sense of gravitas suited to heraldic or archival themes.
The design appears intended to capture a classic blackletter feel through controlled calligraphic contrast, angular construction, and embellished capitals, delivering a period-evocative texture with strong visual authority.
Letterforms show a strong emphasis on vertical strokes and narrow apertures, producing a bold, patterned page color at text sizes. The decorative treatment is most prominent in the capitals, which read well as initials and display elements, while the lowercase remains more restrained but still distinctly angular.