Blackletter Amba 10 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: titles, headlines, posters, branding, packaging, medieval, gothic, formal, ceremonial, dramatic, historical evocation, display impact, ornamental lettering, authoritative tone, ornate, calligraphic, angular, broken strokes, flared terminals.
A compact blackletter with dense, sculpted letterforms and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes show a calligraphic, pen-cut logic: pointed joins, broken curves, and small wedge-like flares that create crisp internal notches and teardrop counters. Capitals are highly ornamental with pronounced loops and spurs, while the lowercase remains more restrained but still sharply modeled, giving text a dark, patterned texture. Numerals follow the same carved, old-style feel with tapered terminals and slightly irregular widths that keep the line lively.
Best suited to display settings such as titles, mastheads, posters, and brand marks where its dense texture and ornament can read as intentional. It can also work for short snippets—pull quotes, labels, packaging, and event materials—when a historic or ceremonial voice is desired.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and traditional signage. Its sharp angles and heavy texture feel dramatic and authoritative, with an ornate, crafted presence rather than a neutral editorial voice.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional blackletter calligraphy in a bold, highly legible display form, balancing ornate capitals with a more regular lowercase to maintain rhythmic consistency in words and lines.
In running text the face builds a consistent “woven” color, with tight counters and frequent stroke breaks that emphasize texture over openness. The capital set is notably expressive and can dominate at display sizes, while the lowercase provides steadier rhythm for short passages.