Blacken

ID / Record #85
Credits Jesús Barrientos
Licensing Público con costo
Foundry Talavera
Release 2021
Classification Títulos
Class Retail
Variants 3 Styles
Regional Node(s) México
Specimen Blacken
Note. Specimen of the typeface Blacken. Copyright by Talavera.

Blacken is a contemporary blackletter with a certain fraktur flavor and a deep dark spirit. With its 420 characters covering 219 Latin-based languages, this font is ideal for your posters, book covers, logos, tattoos and for playing with its strong and thick characters. Among its inspirations are gothic-cholo style, Mexican lettering (the one for tacos and tortas, of course) and a delicious Belgian beer!

In addition to the Normal width, Blacken has Condensed and Expanded and Mixed versions, which combine all three widths as OpenType features. You can also get Blacken Variable to create your own ideal width.

Awards and Recognition

2022 Bienal de Tipografía Latinoamericana. Selección
Manuscrita
2021 Selección CLAP
Tipografía para títulos

RECOMMENDED CITATION

TipoMap Latam. (2026). Blacken. Mapping of Typographic Production in Latin America. Consulted on 15-06-2026 de https://tipomap.lat/view_typo?id=85