Blackletter Finy 9 is a very bold, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, album covers, packaging, gothic, medieval, authoritative, dramatic, ritual, historical evocation, dramatic impact, display emphasis, engraved feel, angular, faceted, spiky, condensed, calligraphic.
A dense, faceted blackletter with sharply broken strokes and pronounced wedge terminals. Letterforms lean forward with a consistent rightward slant, combining thick vertical masses with thin internal cuts that read like engraved highlights. Counters are small and angular, and joins often form pointed notches, giving the texture a jagged, chiseled rhythm. Capitals are compact and upright in construction but maintain the same slanted momentum, while lowercase keeps a tight, compressed build with minimal roundness and a notably small internal space.
Best suited to display settings where its dense texture can carry atmosphere—headlines, posters, title treatments, and identity marks. It can also work well on packaging or labels that aim for a historic or artisanal feel, especially at larger sizes where the internal cuts and sharp joins remain clear.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and metal-engraved lettering. Its dark color and aggressive angles create a dramatic, commanding voice that feels historic and slightly menacing. The forward slant adds urgency and motion, making the texture feel energetic rather than static.
The font appears designed to deliver a compact blackletter voice with a carved, high-impact presence and forward motion. Its broken strokes and wedge details suggest an intention to reference traditional gothic writing while amplifying contrast and sharpness for bold display use.
The design relies on strong vertical emphasis and repeated broken-stroke patterns, producing a tight, rhythmic “wall of text” effect in paragraphs. Numerals and capitals share the same carved, angular logic, helping headings and short bursts of copy keep a unified, emblematic look.