Blackletter Enry 12 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, invitations, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, traditional, dramatic, historic flavor, display impact, formal tone, ornamental texture, brand character, angular, chiseled, bracketed, dense, textured.
This typeface is a blackletter-styled design with compact, angular forms and strongly faceted terminals that feel cut rather than drawn. Strokes are built from straight segments and sharp joins, with frequent wedge-like entry strokes and pointed feet that create a rhythmic, serrated silhouette along baselines and caps. Counters are relatively small and often partially enclosed, producing a dark, textured page color in paragraph settings. Uppercase letters show a structured, vertical emphasis with split or notched terminals, while lowercase maintains a consistent, narrow construction with prominent shoulders and hooked endings.
Best used at display sizes where the faceted details and notched terminals can be appreciated—titles, posters, branding marks, certificates, and themed packaging. It can also work for short passages such as pull quotes or headings when a historic or ceremonial atmosphere is desired.
The overall tone is historical and ceremonial, evoking manuscript and early print traditions. Its dense texture and sharp articulation create a dramatic, authoritative voice suited to heritage, ritual, or theatrical themes rather than casual reading.
The design appears intended to translate traditional blackletter construction into a bold, high-impact display face with consistent, chiseled detailing. Its emphasis on sharp terminals, compact counters, and strong vertical rhythm suggests an aim for visual authority and period character in modern layouts.
In continuous text, the strong vertical rhythm and tight interior spaces make word shapes highly patterned; spacing and letterform complexity contribute to a distinctly “woven” texture. Numerals follow the same chiseled logic, with angular curves and pointed terminals that keep them stylistically aligned with the letters.