Old English Font Generator: Gothic Text to Copy and Paste

What is Old English lettering?

Old English, blackletter and gothic script all describe the broken, angular letterforms used across Europe from the 12th century on. Fraktur was the German standard in print until the 1940s; Textura and Old English are the English and Latin relatives. Typical features are the sharp, broken curves and the heavily decorated capitals, which is why the style is a favorite for names, tattoos and streetwear.

The generator uses the Fraktur characters from the Unicode standard. They look like printed blackletter but are plain text you can paste anywhere.

Where gothic text works

• Instagram, TikTok, Discord: blackletter names stand out and look bold, especially in the heavy variant.
• WhatsApp: works in your status and name as well as in messages.
• Word and documents: the text can be pasted, but for print a real blackletter font is the better choice because Unicode Fraktur looks different in every font.
• Tattoo templates: Old English is one of the most popular tattoo styles. Use the generator to compare and discuss the final lettering with your studio.

Reading Old English letters

Some letters look unusual in blackletter: the capital I and J are almost identical, the lowercase k has a loop, and the long s (ſ) was used inside words in historical texts. Use the alphabet above to compare and copy every letter. For whole texts simply type them into the generator.