Blackletter Ehre 10 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album art, branding, packaging, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, stern, dramatic, historical evocation, display impact, manuscript feel, formal tone, angular, fractured, calligraphic, faceted, inked.
This font presents a blackletter-inspired form with faceted, angular construction and crisp, broken curves. Strokes show a calligraphic feel with wedge-like terminals and pointed joins, creating a rhythmic alternation of thickened verticals and narrower connecting strokes. Counters are compact and apertures tend to be tight, especially in rounded letters, giving the texture a dark, continuous color on the page. Capitals are ornate yet controlled, with sharp shoulders and pronounced notches; lowercase maintains consistent vertical emphasis and a disciplined baseline.
Best suited to display sizes where its angular details and broken strokes can be appreciated—titles, mastheads, posters, and logo-style wordmarks. It also fits thematic applications such as historical or fantasy branding, beer and spirits packaging, event collateral, and album covers where a traditional gothic tone is desired.
The overall tone is historic and formal, evoking manuscript lettering, heraldic inscriptions, and old-world proclamations. Its sharp structure and dense rhythm convey authority and gravity, with a dramatic, ceremonial presence that reads as traditional rather than playful.
The design appears intended to recreate the visual authority and craft of blackletter calligraphy in a consistent, typeset-friendly form. Its emphasis on sharp joins, compact counters, and strong vertical rhythm aims to produce a bold, period-coded texture for impactful display typography.
The numerals match the same fractured, chiseled logic as the letters, blending well in settings where figures need to feel integrated rather than modern. In the sample text, word shapes are highly textured and visually assertive, with strong vertical repetition that can make long passages feel dense.