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About Blackletter Hand Font
A classic Germanic blackletter hand. NOTE: this is not the Nazi-era Suetterlin. Blackletter hand is slanted and written with a pen; Suetterlin, a subtype of blackletter hand, is always written precisely vertically, and either with a biro (ballpoint "pen") or with a pen mimicking a biro. Blackletter hand is much older than Suetterlin---this is German imperial era. Roman-style hand was used as italics are used today, that is, in lieu of quote marks. The "round" or terminal lowercase "s" is on the # key. Long "s" is used otherwise.
Style & Use Cases
- Overall Style
- Elegant, Flowing, Script
- Use Case
- Invitations, Branding
- Ideal For
- wedding stationery, greeting cards, and signatures
- Pairs With
- a simple uppercase sans
How to Install Blackletter Hand Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the Blackletter Hand font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 5Blackletter Hand is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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Blackletter Hand Font
by Nick Matavka
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team Β· Updated October 2026
License: 100% Free















