Copy and paste gothic letters, or save a real blackletter image
Gothic Text Generator: Copy and Paste Gothic Font (ππ¬π±π₯π¦π )
Type anything and every gothic style updates as you go. Copy the one you like, turn gothic text back into plain letters, or see your words in a real blackletter font and save them as an image.
Gothic Fraktur
ππ¬π±π₯π¦π ππ’π΅π± ππ’π«π’π―ππ±π¬π―
Plain letters in Fraktur.
Bold gothic Fraktur
π²πππππ πΏπππ π²ππππππππ
Heavier strokes; easier to read when small.
β Gothic β
β ππ¬π±π₯π¦π ππ’π΅π± ππ’π«π’π―ππ±π¬π― β
Fraktur between two Latin crosses (U+271D).
β Bold gothic β
β π²πππππ πΏπππ π²ππππππππ β
Bold Fraktur between two daggers.
β Gothic β
β ππ¬π±π₯π¦π ππ’π΅π± ππ’π«π’π―ππ±π¬π― β
Fraktur between two Maltese crosses.
Spaced-out gothic
π π¬ π± π₯ π¦ π π π’ π΅ π± π π’ π« π’ π― π π± π¬ π―
One space between letters, three between words.
These copy-and-paste letters are Unicode mathematical symbols, not a font. Screen readers may read them one symbol at a time, some apps and websites strip or replace them, and search engines will not match them to plain words. Do not use them for anything people must be able to search, read aloud or read with assistive technology, such as names on forms, email subjects or important instructions. For a real font, use the preview and PNG below.
Preview in a real blackletter font
This panel uses an actual font (UnifrakturMaguntia), so it is ordinary text that search, translation and screen readers handle normally. Use it for images, signs and prints.
Gothic to normal text
Paste text written in any of this siteβs gothic or script letters. Letters and bold digits become plain AβZ and 0β9; everything else stays as it is.
Everything runs in your browser. What you type is not uploaded or saved. The copy-and-paste styles are Unicode symbols and the image uses a bundled blackletter font; neither needs an account.
How to use the generator
Type or paste text in the box. Each card shows your words in one style, and Copy puts that card on your clipboard, ready to paste into a bio, a caption, a game name or a chat.
- Gothic Fraktur and bold Fraktur are the two core styles. Bold is easier to read at small sizes.
- The cross, dagger and Maltese cross cards add a symbol on each side of every line.
- Spaced-out puts a space between letters and three between words.
- Numbers: keep them as typed, or switch to bold digits. Unicode has no Fraktur digits, so bold is the closest match.
Two kinds of gothic text
The cards above are Unicode letters. They paste anywhere that supports them, but they are symbols that only look like a font, and every device draws them with its own system font.
The preview and PNG below use a real blackletter font. There the text stays plain text underneath, so it prints, scales and reads aloud normally. Use the cards to paste, and the preview to make an image, sign or print.
When not to use copy-and-paste gothic
Screen readers can read these symbols one at a time or skip them. Some apps, forms and websites strip or replace them, and search will not match them to normal words. Avoid them for names on forms, email subjects, anything people must be able to search, and any message that must be understood by everyone.
Gothic, Old English, Fraktur and blackletter
These names usually point to the same look: angular, dense letters from medieval writing. Blackletter is the umbrella term, and Fraktur is one blackletter style, the German form that became the most common there by the mid-16th century. βGothicβ and βOld Englishβ are popular names for it, and βOld Englishβ does not mean the Old English language.
Alphabets and digits
The letters come from the Unicode block of mathematical alphanumeric symbols. It contains Fraktur and bold Fraktur for capital and small A to Z, but no digits in those styles, so numbers stay as typed or turn bold.
More ways to write it
Old English, medieval, Fraktur, blackletter, calligraphy and the alphabet.
Old English Font Generator: Copy and Paste Old English Letters
Make Old English style text to copy and paste, plus a real blackletter preview and PNG. βOld Englishβ here means blackletter lettering, not the language.
Medieval Font Generator: Copy and Paste Medieval Style Text
Write names, titles and invitations in medieval style blackletter letters. Copy the text, or save a real blackletter PNG for signs and games.
Fraktur Generator: Fraktur Text to Copy and Paste
Convert text to Fraktur and bold Fraktur letters, turn Fraktur back into plain text, and preview the words in a real blackletter font.
Blackletter Generator: Copy, Preview and Download Blackletter Text
Type your text, copy blackletter style letters, and download a PNG set in a real blackletter font in black, dark red or white.
Calligraphy Font Generator: Copy and Paste Script Letters
Turn text into flowing script and bold script letters to copy and paste, with flourish and star versions. Not a font: Unicode script symbols.
Gothic Letters: Printable Gothic Alphabet Chart AβZ
See every gothic letter, capital and small, in Fraktur and bold Fraktur with the plain letter beside it. Copy a row, or print the alphabet in a real blackletter font.
The studio notebook
A useful place to begin.
Clear steps, considered details, and ideas you can put to use.
What Is Blackletter? Textura, Rotunda, Schwabacher and Fraktur Explained
A plain guide to blackletter lettering: the main families, how the Gutenberg Bible used one, and where gothic type still shows up today.
Old English Font vs. the Old English Language: Why the Name Is Misleading
The font called Old English is really blackletter, a style that arrived centuries after the language. Here is what each term actually means.
How Copy-and-Paste Gothic Text Works (and Where It Fails)
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How to Read Fraktur: Letter Shapes, the Long S and Ligatures
A beginner's guide to reading Fraktur and other German blackletter, including the long s, look-alike letters and common ligatures.
Gothic Lettering for Tattoos, Signs and Logos: Readability Checklist
Practical advice for using blackletter in a sign, logo or lettering design: avoid all caps, mind the spacing, check spelling, and print a stencil.
How to Write Blackletter by Hand: Pen, Angle, Nib Widths and Practice
A starter guide to hand-lettered blackletter: why a broad-edge pen matters, how to hold it at an angle, measure height in nib widths and practice.
A few helpful answers
Before you begin.
Is gothic text a font?
The copy-and-paste styles are not. They are Unicode mathematical symbols that look like gothic lettering. The preview and PNG use an actual blackletter font.
Where can I paste it?
Most social bios, captions, chats and documents show it, but support varies. Some apps and websites strip or replace the symbols, so test before you commit.
Can screen readers read gothic text?
Often poorly. They may read it letter by letter, say the symbol names, or skip it. Do not use it for anything that must be accessible.
Why are the numbers not gothic?
Unicode has no Fraktur or script digits. You can keep numbers as typed or switch to bold digits.
Is Old English the same as gothic?
As font names, yes: both usually mean blackletter. The Old English language is a different thing, and this site only changes how text looks.
Can I turn gothic text back into plain text?
Yes. The Gothic to normal text box on the home page, and on the Fraktur page, converts these letters and bold digits back.
Can I use the PNG commercially?
The image is your own text drawn in UnifrakturMaguntia, which is licensed under the SIL Open Font License. Check the license text if you plan to redistribute the font itself.
Is my text saved?
No. Everything happens in your browser, and the page does not upload what you type.