Blackletter Ehso 14 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, album covers, packaging, medieval, gothic, dramatic, ceremonial, authoritative, historic evocation, dramatic display, ornamental capitals, thematic branding, ornate, angular, spiky, calligraphic, blackletter forms.
A bold, calligraphy-driven blackletter with compact proportions and strongly modeled strokes. Letterforms show broken-curve construction, sharp joins, and wedge-like terminals that create a chiseled, inked texture across lines. Capitals are especially ornate with curled interior strokes and occasional enclosed counters, while lowercase maintains a tighter, more vertical rhythm with pointed feet and narrow apertures. Numerals follow the same blackletter logic, with stylized curves and heavy, sculpted weight that reads best at display sizes.
Best suited for display typography such as posters, titles, branding marks, and short headlines where the intricate blackletter detailing can be appreciated. It also fits themed applications—events, packaging, or editorial features—where a historic or gothic voice is desired and generous sizing/spacing can be used for clarity.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and gothic signage. Its dense texture and sharp detailing project seriousness and tradition, with a dramatic edge suited to atmospheres that lean historical or ominous.
The font appears intended to recreate a traditional blackletter presence with emphatic stroke contrast and ornamental capitals, prioritizing atmosphere and typographic color over neutrality. Its forms aim to deliver an unmistakably historic, authoritative voice for attention-grabbing display settings.
The design creates a strong “black” typographic color, with frequent internal cut-ins and tight counters that can fill in at small sizes. Capitals provide a decorative emphasis ideal for initials and titles, while the lowercase’s spiky modulation gives continuous text a distinctly patterned, rhythmic surface.