Blackletter Etha 10 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, mastheads, gothic, historic, formal, dramatic, authoritative, historical tone, display impact, calligraphic feel, brand character, angular, spiky, ornate, calligraphic, sharp terminals.
A compact, slanted blackletter with dense, broken strokes and sharply faceted contours. Forms are built from thick vertical pillars contrasted by hairline diagonals and thin entry/exit flicks, creating a chiseled rhythm across words. Counters are tight and often triangular, while terminals finish in pointed beaks and small hooked curls. The lowercase keeps a steady, upright structure despite the overall forward lean, and the numerals echo the same cut, tapered construction for a consistent texture in mixed settings.
Best suited to display typography such as headlines, posters, mastheads, and logo wordmarks where its dense texture and sharp detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for packaging or labels aiming for a traditional, old-world impression, and for short phrases where readability demands are moderate.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, with a stern, traditional voice that reads as historic and authoritative. Its sharp geometry and restrained ornamentation lend a dramatic, emblematic feel suited to solemn or institutional messaging.
The design appears intended to translate calligraphic blackletter into a bold, compact display style with a forward-leaning, energetic stance. Its consistent broken-stroke construction and pointed terminals prioritize strong texture and historical character over neutral, continuous reading.
Word shapes come out strongly patterned, with prominent vertical repetition and minimal internal whitespace, so spacing and size have an outsized impact on legibility. The capitals are more embellished than the lowercase, adding visual emphasis at the start of lines and in display settings.