Blackletter Kohe 4 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album covers, packaging, certificates, medieval, authoritative, ceremonial, traditional, stern, historical flavor, dramatic impact, display emphasis, heritage tone, angular, spiky, broken strokes, vertical stress, sharp terminals.
A sharply constructed blackletter with a tight, vertical rhythm and broken-stroke construction. Stems are straight and rigid, with frequent triangular notches, pointed joins, and wedge-like terminals that create a faceted silhouette. Curves are minimized in favor of angular bowls and segmented arches, and counters stay relatively small, giving words a dense, textured color. Capitals are tall and commanding with strong verticals and crisp interior cuts, while lowercase forms keep a consistent, calligraphic structure with restrained extenders and clear, repetitive gothic patterning.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, album artwork, labels, and ceremonial materials where a medieval or traditional atmosphere is desired. It works especially well for short phrases, mastheads, and logo-style wordmarks where its dense blackletter texture can be appreciated at larger sizes.
The overall tone is historic and formal, evoking manuscript tradition, heraldry, and old-world gravitas. Its sharp geometry and compact texture convey seriousness and ceremony, leaning toward dramatic and traditional rather than friendly or casual.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic gothic/blackletter voice with strong vertical structure and crisp, angular detailing, prioritizing historical character and visual impact in display typography.
In text, the font produces a pronounced “woven” texture typical of gothic letterforms, with repeated vertical strokes and narrow apertures that can reduce clarity at small sizes. Numerals and capitals retain the same chiseled, angular language, helping headings and short statements feel cohesive and emblematic.