Blackletter (sometimes
black letter or
black-letter), also known as
Gothic script,
Gothic minuscule or
Gothic type, was a script used throughout
Western Europe from approximately 1150 until the 17th century.
[1]It continued to be commonly used for Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish until the 1870s,
[2] Finnish until the turn of the 20th century,
[3] Latvian until the 1930s,
[4] and for the German language until the 1940s, when
Hitler officially
discontinued it in 1941.
[5] Fraktur is a notable script of this type, and sometimes the entire group of blackletter faces is referred to as Fraktur. Blackletter is sometimes referred to as
Old English, but it is not to be confused with the
Old English language, which predates blackletter by many centuries and was written in the
insular script or in
Futhorc. Along with
Italic type and
Roman type, blackletter served as one of the major
typefaces in the
history of Western typography.
What is Old English font? Old English script was created by
Gutenberg way back in 1455. This font, called “Gothic” font back then, was an evolution of his earlier Latin fonts and influenced many other typesetting systems.
Considering how long this font been used throughout history is amazing. To put it in a negative standard based on race or classification is absurd. People of all cultures have embraced this font and how they use it is up to them. It’s not something I would have used, only because there are more modern fonts available. I’m building a website and happen to like new fonts Canva has to offer. Anyway just wanted to share, it’s a great font for single letters, splashy. Looking forward to the draft!