Blackletter Tuly 7 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, certificates, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, gothic, ornate, historic flavor, dramatic display, manuscript feel, ornamental caps, spiky, calligraphic, inked, flourished, angular.
A formal blackletter with sharp, broken strokes and pronounced contrast between thick verticals and tapered joins. The letterforms show pointed terminals, diamond-like serifs, and occasional curled entry/exit strokes that add a handwritten, pen-cut feel. Capitals are more decorative and irregular in silhouette, with hooks and internal cuts, while lowercase stays narrow and compact with a relatively small x-height and strong vertical rhythm. Counters are tight and dark, and spacing feels lively due to varying glyph widths and prominent extenders.
Best suited for display typography such as headlines, posters, title cards, and editorial cover treatments where a medieval or gothic atmosphere is desired. It also fits branding accents for breweries, barbershops, tattoo-inspired graphics, and ceremonial materials like invitations or certificates, particularly at larger sizes where the internal cuts remain clear.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript traditions, heraldic lettering, and old-world craft. Its spiky texture and dense color read as dramatic and authoritative, with a slightly theatrical, storybook edge driven by the flourished capitals.
The design appears intended to recreate a traditional blackletter voice with a hand-drawn calligraphic character, emphasizing sharp construction, high-contrast stroke modulation, and ornamental capitals. It prioritizes historic texture and visual drama over neutral readability for long passages.
The font creates a strong, continuous “woven” texture in text settings, where the broken strokes and tight counters contribute to a dark page color. Numerals and uppercase forms appear especially stylized, leaning toward display use where their ornamental cuts and hooks can be appreciated.