Blackletter Jela 15 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, titles, medieval, gothic, formal, dramatic, ceremonial, heritage tone, display impact, manuscript feel, authoritative voice, angular, chiseled, calligraphic, spiky, ornate.
A compact blackletter with sharply angled strokes, wedge-like terminals, and crisp broken curves that create a faceted, chiseled silhouette. Vertical rhythm is dominant, with tight counters and frequent stroke joins that form dense interior spaces, while occasional swept entry strokes and pointed spurs add motion. Capitals are more elaborate and sculptural, with pronounced diagonals and notched forms, whereas lowercase remains disciplined and narrow with consistent stem emphasis. Numerals follow the same cut, angular logic, maintaining strong presence and dark color in line.
Best suited to display contexts such as headlines, posters, album or event titles, and branding where a historic or gothic voice is desired. It can also work for labels, packaging, and short editorial pull quotes when set with ample size and spacing to preserve legibility.
The overall tone is historical and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering, heraldic inscriptions, and old-world gravitas. Its sharp textures and dense color feel authoritative and dramatic, lending a slightly ominous, gothic edge when set in longer phrases.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with crisp, calligraphic cuts and a strong vertical cadence, balancing ornamental capitals with a more restrained lowercase for readable display typography.
In text settings the tight spacing and intricate joins produce a strong, continuous texture, so clarity benefits from generous tracking and sizes where the internal detail can breathe. The letterforms rely on distinctive blackletter construction, making them more striking than neutral and best used when the aesthetic is intentional.