Author's note

Black Metal by Alexander Sperl of FontStruct is a free blackletter font with an especially severe medieval profile. Tall blade-like strokes, abrupt thick-to-thin changes, and pointed diamond joints give the letters a dense, spiked silhouette.

Music merchandise is its most immediate medium, with the jagged forms fitting album graphics and band branding. It also suits fantasy game titles and horror event posters. The repeating spear points and black masses directly echo weapons, armor, and thorn imagery in dark genre-driven graphics.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright Alexander Sperl 2010
Font family
Black Metal
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FontStruct Black Metal
Full font name
Black Metal Regular
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
Black-Metal
Trademark notice
FontStruct is a trademark of FSI FontShop International GmbH
Manufacturer name
http://fontstruct.fontshop.com
Designer
Alexander Sperl
Description
Black Metal was built with FontStruct

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-07-16
Revision1
Glyph count86
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular