Blackletter Ehna 6 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, posters, headlines, branding, packaging, medieval, gothic, heraldic, ceremonial, dramatic, historical flavor, display impact, ornamental caps, manuscript feel, angular, fractured, spurred, calligraphic, dense.
A compact blackletter with dense, dark texture and sharply faceted strokes. Forms are built from broken curves and angled joins, with pronounced spurs and wedge-like terminals that create a chiseled, rhythmic silhouette. Counters are relatively tight and the vertical emphasis is strong, while capitals show more ornamental complexity and irregular interior shaping. Numerals and lowercase maintain the same fragmented, calligraphic logic, producing an assertive, high-impact word shape in text.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, titles, and wordmarks where its dense texture and angular detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for thematic packaging, labels, and signage when a historic or ceremonial mood is desired; longer passages benefit from generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and traditional signage. Its strong presence reads as authoritative and dramatic, with a historic, ritual character rather than a casual or contemporary feel.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with strong vertical rhythm and emphatic, spurred terminals, prioritizing atmosphere and impact over neutral readability. Capitals are shaped to feel decorative and emblematic, supporting use in titles and identity-driven applications.
Letterforms show deliberate internal notches and occasional asymmetries that enhance a hand-drawn, inked impression. In paragraphs the texture becomes continuous and weighty, so spacing and size have a noticeable effect on legibility.