Blackletter Sihi 7 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, headlines, packaging, posters, certificates, gothic, heraldic, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, historical revival, formal display, ornamental caps, manuscript texture, ornate, angular, broken strokes, ink traps, spurred terminals.
This typeface presents a traditional broken-stroke construction with sharp angles, faceted curves, and strongly modulated thick–thin contrast. Strokes end in pronounced spurs and wedge-like terminals, with frequent interior notches and tight counters that create a dense, textured color on the page. Capitals are elaborate and asymmetrical in places, featuring decorative splits and inward turns, while the lowercase keeps a compact, vertical rhythm with pointed joins and minimal rounding. Numerals follow the same blackletter logic, mixing angular shoulders with calligraphic curves to maintain a consistent, formal texture.
Well suited for display settings such as mastheads, album or event posters, labels, and branding that calls for a historic or ceremonial voice. It can also support short excerpts in invitations or certificates, where its strong texture and ornamental capitals enhance formality.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, with a distinctly Gothic gravitas. Its dense rhythm and ornate capitals evoke manuscripts, heraldry, and traditional European signpainting, giving text a solemn, authoritative presence.
The letterforms appear designed to translate broad-pen blackletter conventions into a consistent digital display face, prioritizing traditional broken-stroke structure, dramatic contrast, and decorative capitals for strong historical character.
The design reads best when allowed some size and breathing room, as the counters and interior cuts can visually fill in at smaller sizes. In longer passages the texture is intentionally emphatic, while the embellished capitals work especially well as initials or display accents.