Gothic Fonts

When it comes to Gothic Fonts, there are a plethora of options to choose from. Gothic Fonts have been one of the most developed categories of fonts typefaces. They are also referred to as Blackletter typefaces, Fraktur, or Old English fonts. The main characteristic of these fonts is that they constitute broken lines that structure the alphabets as if written with a cut pen. These fonts are unique and stand out amongst mundane ones, yet they are hard to read for the modern eyes. For this reason, Gothic Fonts should be used mainly in headings, punchlines, or main texts and not the body. Spacing the lines further apart can help increase readability to modern viewers in the case one decides to use the font for longer pieces of writing. The popularity of these fonts led to the constant development of updating them to the needs of the time. Most modern Gothic fonts look very different from the original Old English ones but they still retain the nostalgic, free-spirited, and non-conformist feel to them. Some of the most popular gothic fonts that you can incorporate into your work are: Manuskript Gotisch This font is undeniably popular for two main reasons. The first reason is that the font has chunky accents that make stark sharp lines for certain characters and effortlessly smooth curves for others. The second reason is that it is the infamous font to denote L in the anime DeathNote. This font has been a crowd favorite for a while since being designed by Peter Wiegel in 2013. The numerical characters in this font stand out the most. Another charming aspect of the font is that it uses new characters for umlauts. This font is unique and definitely will give a gothic vibe to your work as its readability is high. Friedolin Friedolin is not a font for the faint-hearted, just the look of this font daunts some. However, its eerie aesthetic and dragged out letter ends to give it a very characteristic Medieval handwritten look that was mostly achieved by scribes in the royal courts. The finishing of each character is accented with fine cuts and the umlauts are slanted and elongated rather than round. The numerical characters of this font are a class apart with a finish that is hardly seen in any other Gothic font. It was also designed by Peter Wiegel who based its aesthetic on the Pelikan Manual of alphabets from the 1930s. Alte Schwabacher This font is the classic Gothic text that one thinks of when they read of the term. It consists of very bold lines that are joined to form the character but retain their individual strokes. It is very high in readability in its lowercase letters, and the uppercase letters are unique. The unorthodox structuring of the uppercase letters makes them look better when they are used as capitals in proper nouns or the starting of sentences. This font was designed by Typographer Mediengestaltung in 2001. The undeniable charm of Alte Schwabacher is its gothic accent to the modern-looking English alphabet.