Fraktur
calligraphic hand of the Latin alphabet (or blackletter typeface derived from it) whose letterforms contain many angles compared to Antiqua and Carolingian minuscule
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Summary
Fraktur is a typeface family[1]. Fraktur ranks in the top 1% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,269 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Fraktur's instance of is recorded as typeface family[3].
- Fraktur's instance of is recorded as bicameral script[4].
- Fraktur's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[5].
- Fraktur's based on is recorded as textura[6].
- Fraktur is a type of blackletter[7].
- Fraktur's Commons category is recorded as Fraktur[8].
- Fraktur's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
- Fraktur's language of work or name is recorded as Danish[10].
- Fraktur's language of work or name is recorded as Norwegian[11].
- Fraktur's language of work or name is recorded as Estonian[12].
- Fraktur's language of work or name is recorded as Latvian[13].
- Fraktur's language of work or name is recorded as Swedish[14].
- Fraktur's language of work or name is recorded as Finnish[15].
- 1600 marks the founding of Fraktur[16].
- Fraktur ended on 2000[17].
- Fraktur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fraktur[18].
- Fraktur's Commons gallery is recorded as Fraktur[19].
- Fraktur's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[20].
- Fraktur's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[21].
- Fraktur's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fraktur'}[22].
- Fraktur's different from is recorded as Fraktur[23].
- Fraktur's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Latin (Fraktur variant)'}[24].
- Fraktur's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'latin (variante brisée)'}[25].
- Fraktur's P14372 is recorded as Latf[26].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include typeface family[3], bicameral script[4], and natural writing system[5].
History and Context
1600 marks the founding of Fraktur[16].
Why It Matters
Fraktur ranks in the top 1% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,269 views/month).[2] Fraktur has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Fraktur is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]