Headline Text

by Dieter Steffmann · Website

Headline Text is a bold blackletter face from Dieter Steffmann rooted in the Textura tradition, with dense, upright letterforms and the characteristic diamond-shaped feet and compressed spacing of medieval manuscript type. The strokes are heavy and ornate but surprisingly readable for a gothic face, holding up well in headlines, titles, and formal display settings. Steffmann, known for his extensive library of historical revivals, delivers a traditional blackletter here that feels genuinely grounded in its source material rather than loosely inspired by it.