Blackletter Enta 13 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, logotypes, medieval, gothic, authoritative, ceremonial, historic, historic tone, display impact, traditional branding, manuscript flavor, angular, chiseled, ornate, sharp, dramatic.
A dense, calligraphic blackletter with strong vertical emphasis, faceted curves, and sharply cut terminals. Strokes transition between thick verticals and narrower connecting elements, creating a steady rhythm that reads as carved or pen-built rather than geometric. Counters are compact and often partially enclosed, with pronounced internal notches and folded joins that produce a crystalline silhouette. Capitals are more elaborate and textured than the lowercase, with prominent diagonals and spur-like features, while numerals follow the same angular, weighty construction.
Best suited to display typography where its dense texture and angular detailing can be appreciated: headlines, posters, mastheads, labels, and identity work for historical, craft, or tradition-forward themes. It can work for short passages or quotations when set with generous size and spacing, but is most effective in titles and impact lines.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, projecting tradition, authority, and a dramatic sense of heritage. Its sharp joins and dark texture evoke manuscripts, heraldry, and formal proclamations rather than casual contemporary voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with assertive weight and crisp, cut-in detailing, balancing legibility with ornate manuscript character. It aims to create a strong, historic typographic color while keeping letterforms consistent enough for modern display composition.
The face forms a heavy, continuous color in text, with relatively tight interior space and frequent pointed details that can visually merge at smaller sizes. Letterforms show clear blackletter conventions—broken bowls, vertical stems, and diamond-like terminals—supporting a strong period feel in both headline and display settings.