Blackletter Fiha 7 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, album art, gothic, medieval, ceremonial, ominous, traditional, historical tone, dramatic impact, ornamental display, authoritative feel, angular, spiky, calligraphic, fractured, vertical.
A sharply constructed blackletter with strong vertical emphasis and compact proportions. Strokes alternate between heavy trunks and hairline joins, with crisp, angled terminals and broken-pen style cuts that create a faceted silhouette. Counters are tight and often partially enclosed, and many forms rely on rhythmic vertical stems connected by pointed arches. The uppercase set is tall and assertive with decorative spur-like details, while the lowercase maintains a consistent, disciplined texture with steep diagonals and occasional looped or hooked elements in letters like g and y. Numerals follow the same chiseled logic, reading clearly while keeping the same angular, blackletter cadence.
Best suited to display applications where its dense texture and angular detailing can be appreciated: headlines, mastheads, logotypes, posters, and packaging with a historic or gothic mood. It also works well for certificates, event titles, or editorial openers that aim for a traditional, authoritative voice.
The overall tone is formal and historic, evoking manuscript tradition, heraldry, and old-world signage. Its dense texture and sharp edges also lend a dramatic, foreboding character that can feel severe or ceremonial depending on context.
The design appears intended to recreate a classic blackletter texture with crisp, broken-pen forms and a strong vertical rhythm, prioritizing atmosphere and period authenticity over neutral readability. It emphasizes dramatic silhouettes and consistent gothic patterning to deliver immediate historical and ceremonial impact.
In text settings the font builds a strong, dark typographic color with pronounced vertical rhythm; spacing appears tuned for display or short passages rather than extended reading. Distinctive blackletter constructions (notably in C/E/S and the pointed joins throughout) reinforce the period feel while keeping a relatively consistent weight and stroke logic across cases and figures.