Blackletter Enti 18 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, certificates, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, severe, dramatic, heritage tone, display impact, period styling, formal voice, angular, fractured, spurred, calligraphic, blackletter.
This typeface uses a blackletter construction with broken strokes, sharp angles, and compact internal counters. Terminals often end in wedge-like spurs and small hooks, giving the outlines a carved, faceted feel. Uppercase forms are tall and formal with strong vertical emphasis and occasional inward notches, while lowercase letters maintain a steady rhythm of narrow stems and pointed joins. The numerals follow the same fractured logic, with slanted cuts and heavy, sculpted silhouettes that read clearly at display sizes.
Best suited to display applications where its dense texture and angular detailing can be appreciated—posters, mastheads, album or book covers, event branding, and period-themed packaging. It also fits short formal texts like certificates or titles where a traditional, authoritative voice is desired.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldic inscriptions, and old-world authority. Its dense texture and sharp finishing details convey seriousness and drama rather than casual warmth.
The letterforms appear intended to translate traditional blackletter calligraphy into sturdy, high-impact digital shapes, preserving fractured stroke logic and ornamental spurs while keeping silhouettes strong for modern display typography.
The design keeps a consistent pen/engraved logic across cases, with distinctive blackletter conventions such as broken bowls and angular shoulders that create a dark, even typographic color. Spacing appears tuned for headline use, producing a continuous, tapestry-like rhythm in longer lines of text.