Blackletter Kojo 14 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, album covers, tattoos, gothic, medieval, heraldic, dramatic, ritual, historical evocation, display impact, ornamental texture, authority, angular, fractured, spiky, calligraphic, ornate.
A compact blackletter with tight proportions and a strongly vertical rhythm. Strokes are built from sharp, broken pen forms with pointed terminals, notches, and wedge-like feet, creating a faceted silhouette throughout. Counters are small and often partially enclosed, while joints and curves resolve into angular turns rather than smooth bowls. Capitals are tall and commanding with decorative interior cuts and narrow openings, and the lowercase keeps a compressed, columnar texture that reads as a continuous dark pattern in text.
Best used at display sizes where its angular detailing and decorative cuts can be appreciated—such as headlines, posters, branding marks, and packaging with a historic or gothic theme. It also suits event titles, editorial feature headings, and short emphatic phrases where a dense, authoritative texture is desirable.
The face conveys a traditional, ceremonial tone with a distinctly historical gravitas. Its dense texture and sharp detailing feel authoritative and formal, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world signage. The overall impression is intense and theatrical, suited to designs that want weight, tradition, and drama.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional blackletter calligraphy in a compact, high-impact form, emphasizing verticality, sharp pen logic, and ornamental interior carving. It prioritizes presence and atmosphere over neutral readability, aiming to deliver a distinctly historical voice for contemporary display use.
In running text, the narrow apertures and frequent internal breaks produce a strong black mass with pronounced rhythm, making spacing and line length especially influential to readability. Numerals follow the same fractured construction and integrate well with the letterforms, maintaining the same sharp, chiseled character.