A collection of freely licensed Fraktur typefaces.

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Freie Fraktur

A collection of freely licensed Fraktur typefaces.

Included Typefaces

Not Included Typefaces

No Free License

  • Elfen-Fraktur:
    • Reference: https://typography.guru/journal/elfen-fraktur-blackletter/
    • Known Issues:
      1. Non-free license.
    • Why is this typeface worth mentioning?
      1. This is a very thin Fraktur typeface, which is rare but considered visually pleasing and/or more modern; currently the only typeface fitting this description is “Astloch”, which lacks the long-s character.

License(s)

To date, all included fonts are licensed OFL, individual license documents crediting original issuers are included in the documentation, in directories named after the individual fonts.

This package, as in, associated text, structure, and scripts, is licensed as seen in the LICENSE document at the root of the package.

Making Font Package Releases

Font package releases can be created (and recorded in version control) with:

datalad run -m "Create release" "bash scripts/make_archive.sh <version-number>"

Always check existing verison numbers before adding a new one.

FAQ

You mean “Blackletter”, right?

Technically yes, “Blackletter typefaces” would be the proper English name (“gebrochene Schriften” in German). Fraktur, however, maintains identical spelling across both languages, and is often used interchangeably with the proper term of the larger category. Of Blackletter typeface styles we primarily collect Fraktur and Schwabacher typefaces, and specifically eschew Textura.