Koenig-Type Mager Font

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Author's note

Koenig-Type Mager by Dieter Steffmann of Typographer Mediengestaltung is a free medieval blackletter font with a lively, hand-cut appearance. Broad, uneven strokes bend into hooked feet and pointed joins. Rounded lowercase forms and generous inner spaces keep the lettering open, yet the irregular contours recall printing from an early storybook.

For packaging, the font can turn beer labels and specialty food wrappers into old-world graphics, with enough eccentricity to feel illustrated rather than formal. It also suits fantasy book covers and historical game artwork, especially for tavern scenes, folklore, and medieval storytelling.

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GothicMedieval

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Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Typographer Mediengestaltung, 2002. All rights reserved. Koenig-Type Jugendstilfraktur geschaffen von Heinz Koenig, 1907-1910. Digitalisiert durch Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal.
Font family
Koenig-Type Mager
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
TypographerMediengestaltung: Koenig-Type Mager: 2002
Full font name
Koenig-Type Mager
Name table version
Version 1.0; 2002; initial release
Postscript font name
Koenig-TypeMager
Designer
Dieter Steffmann
Description
Koenig-Type Jugendstilfraktur geschaffen von Heinz Koenig, 1907-1910. Digitalisiert durch Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2002-04-28
Revision1
Glyph count248
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.0 ANSI