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Skelter specimen from HEX

A blackletter display face inspired by calligraphy by Jaki Svaren, presented as a deliberately rough, limited-character sketch.

About

Skelter takes its cues from a piece of blackletter calligraphy by Jaki Svaren, translating that angular, hand-drawn energy into type. The foundry describes it as a very rough sketch with limited character support, making it better suited to headline or display use than extended setting. The aesthetic sits squarely in punk and hardcore visual culture, as the specimen's word choices make plain.

Classification

A rough blackletter display face inspired by calligraphic blackletter work, retaining the angular, high-contrast strokes characteristic of the genre while carrying a deliberately unfinished, sketch-like quality.

Weights

Regular

Languages

Latin

Tags

blackletterdisplaycalligraphicpunkroughsketchexperimental