Blackletter Asnu 10 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, mastheads, book covers, packaging, historic, ceremonial, gothic, dramatic, authoritative, evocation, tradition, display, gravitas, heritage, angular, calligraphic, ornate, spurred, broken strokes.
The design is a blackletter-inspired form with angular joins, pointed terminals, and dense, broken-stroke construction. Strong thick–thin contrast and crisp inner counters create a lively texture, while the overall rhythm alternates between compact, vertical strokes and broader, more open forms in rounded letters. Capitals are highly ornamental and dominant, with swashy silhouettes and pronounced spur-like details, whereas the lowercase is tighter and more text-like with a notably low x-height and tall ascenders.
Best suited for display settings where historical character is the primary message: titles, mastheads, posters, packaging, album or book covers, and themed branding. It can work for short passages or pull quotes at larger sizes where counters and interior shapes have room to breathe, while dense textures may become busy at small text sizes.
This face projects a traditional, ceremonious tone with an old-world gravity. Its sharp, calligraphic energy feels dramatic and authoritative, evoking historic documents and heraldic signage more than everyday text.
The letterforms appear designed to evoke medieval manuscript and early print traditions through fractured strokes, sharp pen-like angles, and embellished capitals. The goal seems to be strong period character and visual impact rather than neutrality, with a consistent, stylized texture that reads as intentionally archaic and formal.
The sample text shows pronounced word-shape and texture, with capitals that stand out strongly from the lowercase. Numerals share the same calligraphic contrast and angular finishing, helping maintain a cohesive tone in dates and short numeric strings.