Author's note

Grobe Hand Schlag is a free modern Gothic display font with extremely thin, wandering strokes and a skeletal take on blackletter structure. The letters rise in uneven spikes, dip into loose curves, and often seem partly erased, giving the line a nervous, weathered edge.

Its broken contours can echo scratched illustrations and distressed line art in experimental posters and album packaging. The same raw marks suit horror game graphics and underground music merchandise, where the lettering can act almost like scratches woven into the artwork. It suits designers working in abrasive, cryptic, and deliberately unpolished genres.
GrobeHand-Schlag — Font presentation

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Generated in 2011 by FontLab Studio. Copyright info pending.
Font family
Grobe Hand
Font subfamily
Schlag
Unique subfamily identification
GanzGrobeGotisch
Full font name
GrobeHand-Schlag
Name table version
1.15
Postscript font name
GrobeHand-Schlag
Manufacturer name
buttonica.com

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2011-12-30
Revision1
Glyph count85
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightExtra-bold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 5 font weights listed below:
GrobeHand_3d.otf
GrobeHand_fo.otf
GrobeHand.otf
GrobeHand_o.otf
GrobeHand_f.otf