Blackletter Tufi 1 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album covers, gothic, heraldic, antique, severe, ceremonial, historic evocation, display impact, traditional craft, dramatic tone, angular, ornate, calligraphic, textura-like, sharp.
A dense, blackletter-style design with compact proportions, steep vertical emphasis, and crisp angular terminals. Strokes are built from calligraphic pen logic, producing pronounced thick–thin contrast and faceted joins, with small spur-like notches and wedge finishes that sharpen the silhouette. Counters are tight and often partially enclosed, while capitals show more elaborate interior structure and decorative branching. The rhythm is strongly vertical and modular, with minimal rounding and a consistently sharp, cut-paper edge quality.
Best suited to display use where its dense texture and sharp detailing can be appreciated—posters, headlines, logotypes, labels, and packaging that aim for a historic or gothic mood. It can also work for short passages or pull quotes at larger sizes, but will appear heavy and intricate in small text or long reading settings.
The font conveys a historic, authoritative tone associated with manuscripts, heraldry, and traditional Germanic/medieval lettering. Its dark color and spiky detailing feel formal and commanding, with a slightly ominous, dramatic edge when set in longer lines. Overall it reads as ceremonial and old-world rather than casual or friendly.
The design appears intended to evoke traditional blackletter writing through disciplined vertical structure, pen-derived contrast, and ornamental capitals, while remaining consistent and sturdy for impactful display typography. It prioritizes atmosphere and historical character over neutrality or minimalism.
In running text the texture becomes very dark and patterned, with letterforms locking together into a continuous vertical cadence. Capitals are notably more ornate than lowercase, which can create strong emphasis in headings and initials. Numerals follow the same angular construction and maintain the same dense color.