The Antiqua–Fraktur Dispute: How Germany's Typography War Ended with Nazi Edict
In 19th- and early 20th-century Germany, a typographical battle raged between Antiqua and Fraktur typefaces, each carrying ideological weight. Fraktur was seen as German, deep, and sober, while Antiqua was dismissed as un-German and shallow. The dispute peaked in 1911 when a Reichstag vote to adopt Antiqua failed by a narrow margin. Ultimately, the Nazis, despite initial support for Fraktur, banned it in 1941 with the Normalschrifterlass, favoring Antiqua for practical and ideological reasons. The edict, signed by Martin Bormann, called Fraktur 'Schwabacher Judenlettern' and marked the end of blackletter's dominance in Germany.
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