This old English font generator turns your text into sharp gothic letters you can copy and paste anywhere. It works as a gothic font generator too. Type a name or word and you get blackletter, bold fraktur and decorated versions in one place.
The style is popular on caps, jerseys, music posters, gaming tags and Instagram names. It looks bold, royal and a little old-world, which is why people use it for attitude names and logos too.
Type your text to see it in every old English font and gothic font style
- Old English (gothic)๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฅ
- Bold Old English๐บ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐
- Runesแแแ แแพแทแแแแบ
- KnightOแชแช EแGแชIแแผ
- Cursive script๐ช๐๐น โฐ๐โ๐๐พ๐๐ฝ
- Bold cursive๐๐ต๐ญ ๐๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฑ
- Typewriter (monospace)๐พ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐
- Bold๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก
- Italic๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐ โ
- Bold italic๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐
- Double struck (outline)๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐
- Sans๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
- Bold sans๐ข๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต
- Sans italic๐๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ
- Bold sans italic๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐
- Bubble (circled)โโโ โบโโโโโขโ
- Black bubble๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ข๐
- Squares๐พ๐ป๐ณ ๐ด๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐ท
- Black squares๐ พ๐ ป๐ ณ ๐ ด๐ ฝ๐ ถ๐ ป๐ ธ๐๐ ท
- Bracketsโชโงโ โ โฉโขโงโคโฎโฃ
- Wide (vaporwave)๏ผฏ๏ฝ๏ฝ ๏ผฅ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ
- Small capsแดสแด แดษดษขสษช๊ฑส
- Tiny (superscript)แดผหกแต แดฑโฟแตหกโฑหขสฐ
- Upside downษฅsแดlฦuฦ plO
- Japanese styleใใฅแช ไนๅ แถใฅไธจไธๅ
- Money (currency)รโฑ ฤ ษโฆโฒโฑ ลโดโฑง
- Greek styleฯส ิ าฝษณษ ส ฮนสิ
- Hookedฦกฦษ ษลษ ฦฤฑสษง
- Cute (Tai)๊ชฎ๊ชถแฆ ๊ซ๊ชแง๊ชถฤฑแฆ๊ซ
- Ethio styleแแจแ แฟแญแแจแแแ
Names and Words That Suit a Gothic Font
Short, strong words look best in blackletter. Try these in the tool or use them as a tag idea.
- Royal Bloodโ๐ฌ๐ถ๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ก
- King๐๐ข๐ง๐
- Queen๐๐ช๐๐๐ฃ
- Legendสแดษขแดษดแด
- Dark Knight๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐พโ๐ฝ๐
- Kingdom๐ช๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐
- Raja๐๐ ฐ๐ น๐ ฐ
- Shadow๐พ๐๐๐๐๐
- Midnight๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก
- Iron Heartโพโกโโ โฝโโโกโฃ
- Crownแถสณแตสทโฟ
- Warrior๐ฆ๐ช๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ธ๐ป
- Lionheart๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
- Nawabโฉโโฒโโ
What Is an Old English Font?
"Old English" is the everyday name for blackletter, a style of writing used in European books hundreds of years ago. It has thick vertical strokes, sharp corners and narrow letters. Fraktur, the German form, is the best-known type, so you will also hear it called a fraktur font, gothic font or medieval font.
The text on this page is not a downloadable font. Unicode includes a full set of fraktur letters and a bold fraktur set. The generator swaps your letters for these characters, so they stay gothic when you paste them into apps that support Unicode.
Gothic Font Copy and Paste: Styles You Get
| Style | Look | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Fraktur | Classic old English letters font | Names, headings, bio titles |
| Bold fraktur | Thicker, darker blackletter font | Gaming tags, caps, posters |
| Gothic with symbols | Blackletter plus โ, โ or ๊ง ๊ง | Royal and attitude names |
| Spiky death metal font look | Gothic letters with sharp symbol borders | Band names, dark themes |
To use bold fraktur font copy and paste, just tap the copy button next to that style. Want a softer pen look? See calligraphy font.
Medieval Font Generator Uses
- Instagram and Facebook names: a gothic first name looks bold. See Instagram name style.
- Gaming names: many players use blackletter for a royal or dark look, if the game accepts these letters.
- Tattoo previews: old English is a classic tattoo style. Try the tattoo font page.
- Posters and t-shirt mockups: use it for one bold word, not long text.
- The gangster old English font look: the style you see on street wear and caps is this same blackletter shape.
Not the Same: Century Gothic Font and Franklin Gothic Font
The word "gothic" confuses many people. Century Gothic font and Franklin Gothic font are clean, plain sans-serif fonts used in offices and signs. They have nothing in common with blackletter. If you want the old, sharp, medieval look, you want old English or fraktur, which is what this tool gives you.
Tips: Readability and Numbers
Blackletter can be hard to read, especially some capital letters. Keep it to a name or a few words. Unicode has no fraktur digits, so numbers stay plain or get swapped for a bold set. Some older phones may show boxes for these characters, so check your text on another phone before you post. Keep important info like phone numbers in normal text.
Common questions
Is this old English font generator free?
Yes. Type, copy and paste as much as you like. You do not need an account or a download.
Is gothic font the same as old English font?
In daily use, yes. Both names mean blackletter style letters. Fraktur is one type of blackletter and is what Unicode includes.
Can I use a gothic font in Free Fire or BGMI names?
Many players paste gothic letters into game names. Some games block certain characters, so test it first. See Free Fire name style for game-friendly styles.
What is a death metal font?
It is a very spiky, dark style of lettering used by metal bands. The gothic styles here, with sharp symbols around them, give a similar feel for names and posts, so this page works as a simple death metal font generator.
Why do some old English letters show as boxes?
The phone or app does not have these Unicode characters. Updating the app or phone usually helps. Otherwise pick a simpler style.
Is there an old English font for numbers?
Unicode has no blackletter numbers. Mix the gothic letters with plain or bold numbers for the best result.