Blackletter Tubo 9 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, album covers, certificates, headlines, gothic, heraldic, ceremonial, historic, severe, historicity, authority, ornament, drama, angular, ornate, calligraphic, textura-like, flourished.
A formal blackletter design with sharp, broken strokes and pronounced contrast between thick verticals and hairline joins. Letterforms are built from narrow, faceted segments with pointed terminals, diamond-like notches, and compact counters that create a dense, rhythmic texture in text. Capitals are highly decorated with split stems, internal strokes, and occasional looping flourishes, while lowercase keeps a more consistent, upright pattern with strong vertical emphasis and crisp diagonals. Numerals follow the same chiseled, angular construction and sit comfortably alongside the letters.
Best suited to display typography such as logos, poster headlines, title treatments, and packaging where a historic or gothic atmosphere is desired. It can also work for ceremonial materials (invitations, certificates, event programs) when set at generous sizes to preserve the intricate interior shapes and sharp joins.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, crests, and old-world printing. Its crisp edges and dense texture read as authoritative and dramatic rather than casual, with an ornamental flair in the capitals that adds a formal, display-oriented character.
The design appears intended to deliver an authentic, tradition-forward blackletter voice with a strong vertical cadence and ornate capital forms for emphasis. Its construction balances strict, rhythmic lowercase with more embellished uppercase to support impactful titling and branding.
The sample text shows a strong dark color on the page and a tightly knit rhythm typical of blackletter, with capitals providing noticeable visual peaks. Many joins and terminals form pointed or beak-like details that heighten the engraved, steel-pen impression, and the spacing appears tuned for headline and short-text settings where the texture can be appreciated.