Blackletter Kogu 4 is a light, narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, album art, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, severe, dramatic, historical evocation, dramatic texture, display impact, heritage tone, angular, fractured, spiky, calligraphic, monolinear stems.
A sharp, angular blackletter with condensed proportions and pronounced vertical emphasis. Strokes are built from narrow, tapered shafts and abrupt, faceted joins, with pointed terminals and small wedge-like serifs that create a broken, chiseled rhythm. Counters are tight and often partially enclosed, while arches and bowls resolve into straight segments rather than smooth curves. The lowercase maintains a comparatively tall body and consistent dark texture, and the figures follow the same gothic construction with slender forms and crisp cut-ins.
Best suited to display settings where its angular detailing can be appreciated—headlines, posters, titles, and short passages. It can also support branding and packaging that aims for heritage, gothic, or fantasy cues, and works well for album/cover art and event materials with a ceremonial tone.
The face projects a medieval, ceremonial tone with a stern, authoritative presence. Its spiky detailing and fractured forms evoke manuscript and engraving traditions, giving text a dramatic, old-world character suited to ritual, heraldic, or gothic atmospheres.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional blackletter through crisp, narrow, faceted construction that stays legible at display sizes while retaining a strong historic voice. Its consistent vertical rhythm and pointed terminals suggest an emphasis on dramatic texture and authoritative presence in modern compositions.
Spacing reads compact, producing an even vertical cadence and a dense, continuous color in paragraphs. Capitals are prominent and architectural, while some letters feature distinctive hooked strokes and angular diagonals that heighten the ornamental, historic flavor.