Blackletter Komy 10 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, packaging, headlines, invitations, gothic, medieval, solemn, ritual, dramatic, historic tone, dramatic display, formal voice, ornamental caps, angular, pointed, calligraphic, broken, ornate.
This typeface presents a crisp blackletter construction with narrow proportions, sharp joins, and distinctly broken curves. Strokes show strong thick–thin modulation with wedge-like terminals and knife-edged corners, creating a faceted rhythm across words. Capitals are tall and decorative with pronounced interior angles and occasional sweeping curves, while the lowercase maintains a compact, vertical texture with tightly patterned verticals and pointed shoulders. Numerals echo the same calligraphic contrast and angular finishing, staying consistent with the overall dark, carved appearance.
It performs best in display settings where its intricate texture and strong contrast can be appreciated—such as branding marks, album or event posters, book or chapter titles, labels and packaging, and themed invitations. In longer passages it creates a dense, traditional color, making it most effective at larger sizes with comfortable tracking and ample line spacing.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript tradition, heraldic display, and a sense of gravity. Its pointed forms and dense rhythm feel formal and authoritative, with a dramatic, historical mood that reads as traditional rather than casual.
The design intent appears to be a historically inflected blackletter with a clean, sharpened finish—balancing ornamental capitals with a structured, repeatable lowercase for strong word-shape texture. It aims to deliver a distinctive medieval voice while remaining consistent enough for controlled headline and short-text composition.
Counters tend to be small and sharply enclosed, which increases darkness and texture in continuous text. Spacing appears disciplined and vertical emphasis is strong, giving lines a steady, architectural cadence with occasional flourish in capitals.