Blackletter Gasi 9 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, packaging, certificates, gothic, heraldic, traditional, dramatic, authoritative, historic flavor, display impact, ceremonial tone, branding voice, angular, faceted, spiky, condensed, sharp terminals.
A compact, vertically oriented blackletter with crisp, angular construction and faceted, chiseled-looking joins. Strokes alternate between heavy vertical stems and thin connecting diagonals, creating a strong rhythmic contrast and a distinctly broken, segmented texture in words. Terminals are sharp and wedge-like with frequent pointed corners and notched details, giving letters a carved, architectural feel. Counters are small and tightly enclosed, and spacing is relatively tight, producing dense word shapes with a pronounced vertical cadence.
Best suited to display settings where its dense texture and sharp detailing can be appreciated—titles, posters, album/film treatments, and brand marks with a historic or gothic voice. It also works well for labels, packaging, and ceremonial pieces like invitations or certificates, especially at larger sizes where counters and internal cuts remain clear.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, guild marks, and traditional signage. Its sharp geometry and dense texture feel formal and commanding, with a slightly aggressive edge that reads as dramatic and historic rather than friendly or casual.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with a compact, vertical footprint and a strongly carved, faceted stroke language. It prioritizes atmosphere, tradition, and impact over neutral readability, aiming to create immediate historical and heraldic associations in short to medium-length text.
Uppercase forms are particularly monumental, with bold, emblematic silhouettes suited to initials and short headings. Lowercase maintains the same fractured blackletter logic, with many vertical strokes that can visually knit together in longer strings, increasing texture and intensity. Numerals follow the same angular, cut-stone styling and keep a consistent dark color on the line.