Created by Olcar Alcaide, Fractus is a blackletter typeface released by Eurotypo.

The requirements of Middle Ages scribes who copied and produced books in abbeys were essentially to maintain space, due to the high expense of the composing surface area. During this long period of the development of Gothic types, numerous other variations of the design of black letters appear: Textur or "Gothic-antique", another group called Rotunda chosen by Italian and Spanish scribes.

In 1490, the style "Bâtarde" (according to the French classification) started to be extensively used in Germany with more rounded shapes and called Scwabacher (most likely originated from the city of Schwabach, however not licensed).

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Fractur is a more condensed and narrower kind than Schwabacher. This design is credited to Johann Neudörfer of Nuremberg, cut in 1513; it was quickly imitated, therefore a few years later ended up being to be a German national identity that extended over the next 4 centuries.

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The shape of its characters can be thought about as a combination of Texture and Schwabacher: the lowercase actually has medium strictly vertical and half curved strokes. The very first expressions of the baroque impact this composing whose appearance of motion is due to the accessories applied to the uppercase letters and the ascending and descending features of the lowercase.

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Despite having invested so many years and being a typeface not ideal for comprehensive reading texts, the Gothic Fractur has endured over time for having a strong and strong characteristic, as well as being carefully linked to the spirit of gothic cathedrals of nations in northern Europe. In reality, it is probably that this expressive feature leads them to be chosen in the most varied graphic interaction requirements, which range from banks and monetary companies, insurance companies, law workplaces, publishers, papers and TELEVISION networks, till alcohols, funeral tombstones, product packaging and even tattoos.

.Font Family: Fractus Regular