Blackletter Kosu 1 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album covers, brand marks, certificates, gothic, medieval, heraldic, dramatic, authoritative, tradition, authority, display impact, historic tone, ornamentation, angular, ornate, spiky, textura-like, vertical.
A sharply faceted blackletter with a strong vertical rhythm and compact proportions. Strokes alternate between thick stems and thin connecting cuts, with crisp, pointed terminals and diamond-like joins that create a chiseled, metallic feel. Counters are tight and often slit-like, and many forms are built from repeated vertical modules, giving the text an even, picket-fence texture. Capitals are assertive and structured with prominent spurs and angular shoulders, while lowercase maintains consistent height and density for continuous lines of text.
Best used for headlines, titles, and short statements where the dense blackletter texture is a feature rather than a liability. It fits posters, editorial display, album/merch graphics, and identity work that calls for a historic or ceremonial tone, and it can also support decorative applications such as certificates or event materials when set large with comfortable spacing.
The overall tone is traditional and ceremonial, evoking manuscript and sign-painting heritage with a stern, high-drama presence. Its sharp edges and dense texture read as authoritative and historic, with a distinctly Gothic gravitas suited to formal or performative messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic, manuscript-inspired blackletter voice with crisp geometry and strong texture, emphasizing tradition and authority while remaining consistent enough for short passages of display text.
In running text the compact spacing and narrow internal openings create a dark page color, so clarity depends on generous size and careful tracking. Numerals follow the same angular, broken-stroke logic, matching the letterforms rather than adopting modern, rounded shapes.