Blackletter Kory 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, book titles, medieval, formal, dramatic, authoritative, ritual, historical evocation, display impact, manuscript feel, gothic branding, angular, spiky, calligraphic, broken strokes, sharp terminals.
This typeface uses a blackletter-inspired, pen-drawn construction with broken strokes and pronounced, blade-like terminals. Stems are tall and compact, with tight internal counters and a crisp alternation between thick verticals and hairline joins that creates a strongly textured page color. Curves are handled through faceted, angular transitions rather than smooth rounds, and many forms end in tapered points or small hooked flicks. Overall spacing appears compact and rhythmically vertical, lending a dense, columnar feel in words and lines.
Best suited to display roles such as headlines, posters, title treatments, and branding where a historic or gothic voice is desired. It can also work for short passages like pull quotes or section openers when you want strong texture and presence, but it is most effective at larger sizes where its sharp joins and compact counters can be appreciated.
The tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering, heraldic inscriptions, and old-world authority. Its sharp, dramatic forms read as solemn and theatrical, with a distinctly traditional, gothic atmosphere.
The design appears intended to recreate a traditional blackletter writing feel in a clean, consistent digital form, prioritizing vertical rhythm, sharp pen logic, and an authoritative historical character for impactful display typography.
The numerals and capitals carry the same calligraphic bite as the lowercase, helping maintain consistent texture across mixed text. In continuous setting, the dense vertical rhythm becomes a defining feature, with the distinctive broken-stroke joins doing much of the stylistic work.