Blackletter Ehnu 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: titles, headlines, posters, signage, packaging, medieval, gothic, historic, dramatic, formal, historic tone, gothic branding, display impact, manuscript feel, angular, spiky, calligraphic, broken strokes, sharp terminals.
This typeface presents a compact blackletter construction built from broken, angular strokes with sharp, wedge-like terminals. Stems are mostly vertical and slightly irregular in width, with small notches and cut-ins that mimic pen-driven joins rather than smooth curves. Bowls and counters are tight and faceted, and many letters show pointed interior corners and short, hooked finishing strokes. The overall rhythm is dense and upright, with a consistent dark color on the line and subtle handcrafted variation in stroke edges.
Best suited for short-form display typography such as titles, mastheads, posters, event branding, and signage where a historic or gothic atmosphere is desired. It can also work for label and packaging accents when used at generous sizes to preserve the crisp interior cuts and tight counters.
The tone is distinctly medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscript titling and old-world signage. Its sharpness and dense texture create a stern, authoritative voice, while the slightly handmade contouring adds a crafted, traditional feel rather than a purely mechanical one.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter look with a slightly hand-rendered edge, prioritizing dense texture, sharp terminals, and traditional forms for dramatic, period-evocative display use.
Capitals have pronounced blackletter presence, with strong vertical emphasis and occasional flourish-like hooks, while the lowercase maintains a compact, text-like cadence. Numerals follow the same broken-stroke logic, keeping the set visually cohesive in display settings.