Blackletter Henu 10 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, logotypes, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, ornate, dramatic, period feel, display impact, ornamental texture, authority, angular, broken strokes, beveled, calligraphic, compact.
A dark, compact blackletter with strongly modulated strokes and sharp, broken construction. Letterforms show pronounced wedges and beveled terminals, with narrow internal counters and a rhythmic pattern of vertical stems. Curves are handled with faceted, calligraphic turns rather than smooth geometry, and many joins feel pen-driven, creating small spur-like projections. Capitals are more embellished and irregular in silhouette than the lowercase, while the lowercase maintains a tight, vertical texture with a restrained, compact x-height and prominent ascenders.
Best suited to display settings where texture and historic flavor are desired, such as headlines, posters, album or book covers, labels, and branding marks. It can also work for short passages or pull quotes when a dense, traditional blackletter color is intentional and ample size is used for clarity.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world authority. Its dense color and spiky details give it a dramatic, slightly ominous character that reads as traditional and emphatic rather than casual.
The design appears intended to recreate a classic blackletter voice with bold presence and carved, pen-formed detailing, prioritizing atmosphere and period character over neutral readability. It emphasizes a strong vertical rhythm and ornamental capitals to deliver impact in prominent, decorative typography.
The numerals follow the same blackletter logic, mixing straight stems with hooked or teardrop-like terminals; the “2” and “3” are especially decorative in silhouette. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a hand-rendered, calligraphic presence in text.