Blackletter Aszi 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, certificates, gothic, medieval, heraldic, traditional, ceremonial, historic flavor, display impact, formal tone, ornamental caps, angular, calligraphic, chiseled, compact, decorative.
This typeface features a blackletter structure with angular, broken strokes and faceted terminals that suggest a broad-nib or chisel-driven construction. Stems are sturdy and mostly vertical, with sharp joins, compact interior counters, and rhythmic alternation of thick and thin within each form. Capitals are prominent and decorative with sweeping hooks and notched details, while lowercase forms remain dense and upright with narrow apertures and minimal rounding. Numerals follow the same pointed, carved logic, maintaining consistent weight and dark color on the page.
Best suited to display sizes where its broken strokes and sharp details can be appreciated—such as posters, titles, branding marks, labels, and themed packaging. It also fits ceremonial or institutional pieces like certificates and invitations where a historic, authoritative voice is desired; for longer passages, larger sizes and generous spacing help preserve legibility.
The overall tone is historic and formal, evoking manuscript tradition, heraldry, and old-world authority. Its strong black texture reads as serious and ceremonial, with a dramatic, emphatic presence suited to period styling.
The design appears intended to deliver an unmistakable blackletter voice with a strong, dark typographic color and classic manuscript-inspired construction. It prioritizes period character and decorative impact, especially through stylized capitals and tightly articulated lowercase forms.
In text settings it produces a distinctly dark, continuous texture with tight-looking internal spaces and pronounced vertical rhythm. The ornamental capitals add flair for headings, while the lowercase maintains a consistent, disciplined cadence that emphasizes tradition over neutrality.