Blackletter Irti 11 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, branding, packaging, medieval, dramatic, ceremonial, folkloric, storybook, historical evoke, display impact, handcrafted feel, thematic branding, angular, calligraphic, flared, beaked, spurred.
A calligraphic blackletter with sharp, chiseled forms and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes end in wedge-like, flared terminals and beak-like spurs, giving letters a carved, pen-cut feeling rather than a purely geometric construction. Bowls and counters are compact and often pinched, while diagonals and curved strokes sweep with a slightly irregular, hand-drawn rhythm. Uppercase forms are prominent and decorative, and the numerals carry the same angular, incised stress with strong silhouettes.
Best suited to display settings where texture and historical flavor are an asset—headlines, posters, book and album covers, festival branding, and themed packaging. It performs especially well at larger sizes, where the angular detailing and flared terminals remain clear and contribute to a strong, atmospheric presence.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and gothic storytelling. Its dramatic contrast and pointed detailing feel authoritative and theatrical, with a touch of rustic craft that keeps it from looking overly polished or modern.
This design appears intended to capture a handwritten, medieval blackletter look with expressive pen-cut contrast and decorative spurs, prioritizing character and atmosphere over neutral readability. The goal is a distinctive, period-evocative display face that produces a bold, textured typographic voice in short phrases and titles.
Spacing in the sample text reads as intentionally lively, with uneven internal widths across letters that creates a textured line color. Sharp interior joins and narrow apertures increase visual density, especially in lowercase, while the caps provide bold, emblem-like shapes that stand out in titles.