Typeface · Script & handwriting
Fraktur
Fraktur (German: [fʁakˈtuːɐ̯] ) is a book hand of the Latin alphabet and any of several blackletter typefaces derived from this hand.
About Fraktur
Fraktur (German: [fʁakˈtuːɐ̯] ) is a book hand of the Latin alphabet and any of several blackletter typefaces derived from this hand. It is designed such that the beginnings and ends of the individual strokes that make up each letter will be clearly visible, and often emphasized; in this way it is often contrasted with the curves of the Antiqua (common) typefaces where the letters are designed to flow and strokes connect together in a continuous fashion. The word "Fraktur" derives from Latin frāctūra ("a break"), built from frāctus, passive participle of frangere ("to break"), which is also the root for the English word "fracture". In non-professional contexts, the term "Fraktur" is sometimes misused to refer to all blackletter typefaces – while Fraktur typefaces do fall under that category, not all blackletter typefaces exhibit the Fraktur characteristics described above.
From the Wikipedia article “Fraktur”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Fraktur in a book
Script faces belong on covers, titles and short accents. Avoid them for body text and never set them in all caps.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q148443 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).