Blackletter Guno 6 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, game titles, packaging, medieval, folkloric, mysterious, dramatic, ornate, evoke tradition, add drama, create texture, themed branding, calligraphic, tapered, flared, inked, spiky.
A compact, heavy blackletter with calligraphic construction and a visibly hand-drawn, inked finish. Strokes are thick with tapered endings and occasional flared terminals, producing a lively rhythm and slightly irregular color across words. Forms lean on rounded bowls and pointed nicks rather than rigid geometry, with modest internal counters and crisp joins that create a textured, dark page presence. Capitals are more decorative and idiosyncratic than the lowercase, featuring curled strokes and sharpened hooks that read well as initials.
Best used for display typography where the intricate, dark texture can be appreciated—titles, posters, chapter headers, and themed branding. It works especially well for fantasy and historical motifs, as well as labels and packaging that benefit from a crafted, old-world voice.
The overall tone feels medieval and storybook-like, combining tradition with a playful, slightly eerie energy. Its dense silhouettes and spurred details suggest old-world craft—suited to fantasy, folklore, or gothic-leaning themes without becoming overly severe.
The design appears intended to evoke blackletter tradition through a freer, handwritten interpretation—prioritizing expressive silhouettes, decorative capitals, and an inked, calligraphic rhythm over strict uniformity.
Digit and lowercase shapes maintain a consistent calligraphic logic, with noticeable teardrop-like terminals and occasional asymmetry that reinforces the handmade character. At smaller sizes the interior spaces and tight curves may start to close up, while at display sizes the varied stroke endings and sharp notches become a key visual feature.