Blackletter Ehme 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, certificates, medieval, traditional, dramatic, formal, gothic, historical tone, ceremonial display, traditional texture, dramatic emphasis, angular, calligraphic, ornate, sharp, textured.
This typeface presents a classic blackletter structure with compact, vertical proportions and a steady upright stance. Strokes show a calligraphic, pen-driven construction with crisp joins, pointed terminals, and occasional small spurs that create a lively, faceted silhouette. The rhythm is built from narrow counters and dense interior spaces, with uppercase forms showing more elaborate broken-stroke detailing while lowercase letters remain slightly simpler but still sharply modeled. Numerals follow the same blackletter logic, with angled curves and tapered endings that keep the set visually cohesive.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, wordmarks, and thematic packaging where the historic character is an asset. It also fits ceremonial applications like certificates, invitations, and chapter titles, and works well when set with generous tracking or at larger sizes to preserve interior detail.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world print traditions. Its dark, textured color and spiky detailing add drama and gravitas, leaning toward a solemn, authoritative feel rather than casual friendliness.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with clear calligraphic cues: broken strokes, pointed terminals, and a compact vertical rhythm that reads as authentically medieval-inspired while remaining coherent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
In running text the letterforms create a strong vertical cadence and a distinctly patterned texture, especially where repeated stems and tight counters build a woven blackletter color. The ampersand and capitals read as ornamental focal points, helping the font perform well for short, emphatic phrases.