Author's note

GotenburgB Bold, designed by Dieter Steffmann of Typographer Mediengestaltung, is a free blackletter font with strong stroke contrast and a dense, late-medieval silhouette. Sharp peaks and stout, clipped curves give the letters a carved severity.

It can build a period-styled identity for brewery packaging, historical events, and fantasy games, where the angular forms suggest old signage, heraldic lettering, and woodcut imagery. On music posters or merchandise, the repeated pointed tops can echo castle roofs, weapon shapes, and other medieval illustration.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Typographer Mediengestaltung, 2002. All rights reserved. Gotenburg Halbfett (Gotenburg Garnitur B), von Friedrich Heinrichsen, Schriftgiesserei D. Stempel AG, Frankfurt. Digitized and hinted by Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal.
Font family
Gotenburg B
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
1.000;DST;GotenburgB-Bold
Full font name
GotenburgB-Bold
Name table version
OTF 1.000;PS 001.000;Core 1.0.29
Postscript font name
GotenburgB-Bold
Trademark notice
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Designer
Dieter Steffmann
Description
Gotenburg Halbfett (Gotenburg Garnitur B), von Friedrich Heinrichsen, Schriftgiesserei D. Stempel AG, Frankfurt.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Custom0

Font details

Created2002-04-20
Revision1
Glyph count244
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Gotenburg-B.otf
Gotenburg-B.ttf