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Fraktur

99% Invisible

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German Typefaces - Fractur

Luther was keen to distinguish german writing the writing of catholic italy, which they saw as corrupt and evil. One german type face in particular would end up being used more than any other: fractur. Fractur came to be seen as uniquely german, almost as if it were imbued with special germanic values.

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