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Gothic text generator

Old English blackletter for names, bios and dramatic headings. Tap a style to copy.

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Ready-to-copy examples

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Gothic letters you can paste anywhere

Gothic text, also called blackletter, Old English or fraktur, is the dramatic, angular lettering you see on old manuscripts, newspaper mastheads, diplomas and band logos. This generator turns your words into gothic letters that keep their style when you paste them into a bio, a username or a caption.

Gothic text β†’ π”Šπ”¬π”±π”₯𝔦𝔠 𝔱𝔒𝔡𝔱 Β· π•²π–”π–™π–π–Žπ–ˆ π–™π–Šπ–π–™

Light or bold?

  • Gothic (fraktur) has thin, sharp strokes. It looks elegant and old-fashioned, and works well for quotes and titles.
  • Bold gothic is heavier and much easier to read on a small phone screen. It's the popular choice for names and gamer tags.
  • Framed styles add wings ꧁༒ ༒꧂, crosses ✠ or a sword around your text for a finished look.

Where blackletter comes from

Blackletter scripts were used across Europe from about the 12th century. The first books printed with movable type in Europe used blackletter, and German printing kept a style called fraktur well into the 20th century. Today the look suggests tradition, heavy music, tattoos and anything with a bit of drama.

The letters on this page come from Unicode's Fraktur alphabet, which was added for mathematics. A few capitals, β„­ β„Œ β„‘ β„œ ℨ, are older characters that live in a different part of Unicode, so in some fonts they look slightly different from their neighbours. The bold gothic style has no such gaps.

Ideas for gothic text

  • A band, clan or server name: π•Ήπ–Žπ–Œπ–π–™π–‹π–†π–‘π–‘
  • A moody bio line or quote
  • Halloween and horror captions, maybe with a touch of glitch text
  • Trying out wording for a tattoo or a shirt before asking a designer

Readability tips

Gothic letters are harder to read than normal ones, especially in long sentences and at small sizes. Use them for a name or a few words, not a paragraph. And as with all styled text, search engines and hashtags treat these letters as different characters, so keep important words in plain text.

Want a softer look? Try cursive letters. For crosses and daggers to pair with gothic text, see the cross symbols.

Gothic writing

Gothic writing here means blackletter-style Unicode, like the old newspaper mastheads. It works for tattoo ideas, band names and dramatic headings. Pair it with a cross symbol for a darker look.

Questions people ask

Is gothic text the same as Old English font?

They look the same. Blackletter letters like these were used across Europe for centuries, including for printing English, so people often call them Old English, gothic or fraktur.

Can I use gothic text for a tattoo design?

You can use it to try out wording and spacing, but the letters depend on the font of the device showing them. For a tattoo, ask your artist to draw the final lettering.

Why does gothic text look different on another phone?

Each device draws these characters with its own font, so the shapes vary a little. The letters themselves stay the same.