Fraktur text generator — gothic blackletter in regular or bold

Type a name or a line and the tool rewrites the letters in Fraktur, the broken gothic script once used for German books, ready to paste into captions, gamer tags and posters.

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ℌ𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔬 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔩𝔡 2026

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How to use the Fraktur text generator

  1. Type or paste into Your text.
  2. Choose a Weight: Regular 𝔄 or Bold 𝕬.
  3. Read the result in Styled text; it updates as you type.
  4. Press Copy and paste it where you need it.

What it does and when to use it

Fraktur gives text a medieval, heavy-metal or old-newspaper look. It is popular for band names, clan tags, fantasy role-play, Halloween captions and “old world” brand mock-ups. Short words read best; Fraktur capitals can be hard to tell apart (𝔄 and 𝔘, 𝔅 and 𝔙, ℑ and 𝔍), so long sentences get tiring.

Mathematicians use some of these letters too: ℜ and ℑ stand for the real and imaginary parts of a complex number, and 𝔤 often names a Lie algebra.

For a different classic look, try the cursive text generator or the outline-style double-struck text generator. To compare Fraktur with every other style at once, open fancy text in all styles.

How it works

Each letter is replaced with a character from Unicode’s Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block:

Weight Capitals Lowercase Borrowed from Letterlike Symbols
Regular U+1D504–U+1D51D U+1D51E–U+1D537 ℭ (C), ℌ (H), ℑ (I), ℜ (R), ℨ (Z)
Bold U+1D56C–U+1D585 U+1D586–U+1D59F none

The five borrowed capitals existed before the maths alphabet was added, so their slots in the newer block were left empty. The tool fills those gaps automatically. Anything that is not a basic A–Z or a–z letter is copied as typed.

Worked examples

Outputs from the tool’s own function:

  • Gothic Rider 1, Regular → 𝔊𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔠 ℜ𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 1. The R is borrowed (ℜ) and the 1 stays plain.
  • Metal, Bold → 𝕸𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑. Bold Fraktur is one complete run, so every letter matches.
  • Hi, Regular → ℌ𝔦. The H is the borrowed ℌ.

Limits and tips

  • Accessibility and search. These are maths symbols to a computer. Screen readers may spell them out as “mathematical fraktur capital G” or skip them, and search will not match them to the normal word. Put important names and links in plain letters.
  • No accents. é, ü and ß have no Fraktur forms and stay plain, which can look odd in German or French words.
  • Conversion happens in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the same as Old English or blackletter?
It is one kind of blackletter. Fraktur has angular, broken strokes and was the everyday German print type for centuries. People often call any blackletter "Old English" or "gothic", and this style fits those searches well.
Why don't my numbers change?
Unicode has no Fraktur digits, in regular or bold. The tool leaves 0–9 as normal numbers, which mix fine with the letters in most fonts.
Which looks better, Regular or Bold?
Regular is lighter and more like old book print. Bold (𝕬) is heavier and stands out more at small sizes, such as a name in a game lobby or a post on a phone.
Why are some regular capitals a different shape?
C, H, I, R and Z come from the Letterlike Symbols block (ℭ ℌ ℑ ℜ ℨ), added earlier for maths. Fonts sometimes draw them a little differently from the other capitals. Bold Fraktur has no such gaps.
Can I use Fraktur for a tattoo design?
You can use it to preview words, but the shapes depend on the font on your screen. A tattoo artist will draw proper lettering; bring the plain spelling too.

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