20 Creative Blackletter Fonts

Monday, September 19, 2016

Blackletter fonts are also known as Gothic scripts, Gothic minuscule, or Textura. These are some fonts that were used throughout Western Europe from ~1150 to the 17th century. Blackletter fonts were mainly used for the German language.

The blackletter font styles evolved from the early handwritten forms of liturgical manuscripts.They looked spectacular and were usually written on parchments.

If you want to create a design with a more Gothic vibe, here are 20 creative blackletter fonts you can use.

1. Backyard

Backyard is a blackletter type, with a classic but rounded design, which gives it a simple and clean appearance. It comes in four varieties.

2. Hellter VMF

This font has an excellent design and looks stylish and fresh . This is a Blackletter font, with OpenType feature.

3. Jibriel Typeface + WOFF

With this set, you get almost 500+ alternate glyphs added that include small capitals features.

4. CABRONES

CABRONES is a typeface inspired by tattoo letters, the Chicano culture and street art. It is suitable for many creative products & tattoo designs, like posters, t-shirt, street wear, logo, signage, headlines, etc.

5. BANDIDOS

BANDIDOS is a typeface inspired by tattoo letters and street art. It works well with normal size text, but also for large displays. You get JKR – BANDIDOS (ttf and otf) JKR – BANDIDOS ALTERNATE OF T (ttf and otf) JKR – BANDIDOS ALTERNATE (ttf and otf).

6. Blaze & Glory Typeface

Blaze & Glory Typeface has a classic, elegant, vintage, and clean feel. Comes with 2 styles: regular and drop shadow.

7. Black Plague

This font can be used more like a tool than a core typeface. It will help you create gothic inspired designs.

8. Clobot Typeface + Extras

Clobot is a typeface with clean and elegant graphics and includes a full set of uppercase and lowercase letters as well as multi-lingual and currency support, numerals, punctuations, alternates, ligatures and some extra glyphs.

9. Artedoms

Artedoms typeface is a classy, elegant and vintage character set that includes a full set of capital and lowercase letters, as well as multi-lingual support, currency figures, numerals, punctuation & bundling with vector bonus, ornaments & badges ( AI and EPS ).

10. Screter

Screter is a fresh blackletter typeface with a progressive edge. It is suitable for any project that requires a medieval feel such as logo, wedding invitation, greeting card, poster, clothing, book cover etc.

11. Lost Volution

Lostvolution is a classic and decorative typeface with a Victorian style. This typeface comes with over than 150 alternate characters to fit your typography project.

12. Lockon Velline

Lockon Velline has a progressive edge and sharp tips and looks bold and dynamic. It is equipped with Open Type feature.

13. Riotic Typeface

RIOTIC typeface is a font with a simple, minimalistic, retro and vintage feel. Comes with 2 styles, a clean and a rough one. Includes a full set of capital and lowercase letters.

14. VMF GoldMiner

This font is suitable for any project that requires a medieval/gothic style such as logo, wedding invitation, greeting card, poster, clothing, book cover etc.

15. VMF Pure Black

This font has a classic and vintage inspiration and comes with two versions.

16. The Mariam story

The Mariam story is a blackletter font with an elegant and vintage feel. You can mix the uppercase and lowercase with the alternative glyphs and create beautiful designs.

17. Harsh Typeface

Harsh typeface is a font with a classy, elegant and vintage feel. It includes a full set of capital and lowercase letters, as well as multi-lingual support, currency figures, and more.

18. Gothic ornamental alphabet

This gothic font can be used to make posters, cards, logos and book designs. The basis of this alphabet was taken from “Gems of Penmanship” by Williams&Packard, 1867. The set includes 65 vector elements.

19. ARSÉNICO

ARSÉNICO is a typeface inspired by tattoo letters, suitable for many creative products & tattoo designs, like posters, t-shirt, street wear, logo, signage, headlines, etc.

20. MADRIZA

With this set you will get MADRIZA (ttf & otf) JKR – MADRIZA ALTERNATE (ttf & otf) JKR – MADRIZA ALTERNATE 2 (ttf & otf). Each file contains: uppercase, lowercase, numerals, basic punctuations and some alternate characters.