Fractus

What is the Fractus Font?

The requirements of Middle Ages scribes who copied and produced books in monasteries were fundamentally to preserve space, due to the high cost of the writing surface. During this long period of the development of Gothic forms, many other variations of the style of black letters appear: Textur or “Gothic-antique”, another group called Rotunda preferred by Italian and Spanish scribes.. In 1490, the style “Bâtarde” (according to the the French classification) began to be widely used in Germany with more rounded shapes and named Scwabacher (probably derived from the city of Schwabach, but not certified).. Fractur is a more condensed and narrower form than Schwabacher. This style is attributed to Johann Neudörfer of Nuremberg, cut in 1513; it was quickly imitated, therefore a few years later became to be a German national identity that extended over the next four centuries.. The shape of its characters can be considered as a fusion of Texture and Schwabacher: the lowercase actually has medium strictly vertical and half curved strokes. The first expressions of the baroque influence this writing whose appearance of movement is due to the ornaments applied to the uppercase letters and the ascending and descending features of the lowercase.. Despite having spent so many years and being a typeface not suitable for extensive reading texts, the Gothic Fractur has endured over time for possessing a strong and solid characteristic, as well as being closely linked to the spirit of gothic cathedrals of countries in northern Europe. In fact, it is probably that this expressive feature leads them to be chosen in the most varied graphic communication needs, which run from from banks and financial companies, insurers, law offices, publishers, newspapers and TV networks, till alcoholic drinks, funeral tombstones, packaging and even tattoos.

Fractus Font Families

When you download Fractus, the family will include the following font styles:

• Fractus Regular

Preview of the Fractus Font

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Who Designed the Fractus Font?

Fractus was designed by Olcar Alcaide.

This font has 1 style(s) and was published by Eurotypo.

Is Fractus a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, Fractus is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of Fractus. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download Fractus for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use Fractus if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Fractus to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use Fractus for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for Fractus, it was available for as little as $36.00.