Blackletter Gaha 10 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, mastheads, branding, medieval, gothic, formal, dramatic, ceremonial, historical evocation, authoritative tone, display impact, traditional craft, angular, broken strokes, diamond terminals, calligraphic, vertical stress.
A compact blackletter design built from broken, angular strokes with pronounced vertical emphasis. Stems are dark and straight, while joins and curves are faceted into sharp corners, creating a rhythmic pattern of verticals and countershapes. Terminals frequently end in pointed or diamond-like facets, and capitals feature crisp, sculpted silhouettes with restrained internal detailing rather than excessive ornament. Numerals follow the same fractured, calligraphic logic, mixing straight cuts with tapered diagonals for a cohesive set.
Best suited to display typography such as headlines, posters, book covers, mastheads, and brand marks that call for a historical or gothic voice. It can work for short passages like pull quotes or chapter openers when set with generous spacing and careful line breaks.
The overall tone feels historic and ceremonial, with a stern, authoritative presence. Its sharp construction and dense texture evoke manuscript and inscriptional traditions, giving text a dramatic, old-world character.
The letterforms appear intended to translate traditional pen-made blackletter into a consistent, print-ready style with a strong vertical rhythm and controlled ornament. The emphasis is on delivering an unmistakably gothic texture while keeping capitals and lowercase coherent across alphabet and numerals.
In continuous text the repeated vertical strokes create a strong, woven color typical of blackletter, so letterspacing and line length will noticeably affect readability. The design’s crisp corners and tapered cuts read especially clearly at display sizes, where the distinctive facets and internal counters can be appreciated.