Blackletter Miby 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, album covers, gothic, medieval, heraldic, dramatic, ritual, historical tone, authoritative voice, display impact, angular, spiky, calligraphic, broken strokes, beveled terminals.
A compact, broken-stroke blackletter with tall proportions, tight internal counters, and strong vertical rhythm. Strokes are predominantly straight and segmented, with sharp joins, faceted corners, and wedge-like terminals that create a chiseled, architectural feel. The forms show consistent pen-inspired modulation: main stems read firm and dark while connecting strokes and inner cut-ins stay crisp, producing clear texture in lines of text. Uppercase letters are narrow and commanding, and the lowercase maintains a steady x-height with pointed ascenders/descenders and minimal rounding throughout.
This style performs best at display sizes where its broken details and sharp terminals remain clear—such as posters, mastheads, brand marks, labels, and album or event graphics. It can also work for short pull quotes or title treatments, especially when a period or ceremonial mood is desired.
The overall tone is traditional and solemn, with a distinctly old-world, ecclesiastical character. Its sharp angles and dense color convey seriousness and ceremony, lending an authoritative, historic voice to headlines and short statements.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with disciplined proportions and a consistent, carved-stroke look, optimizing for strong texture and impact in prominent settings.
Spacing appears relatively tight, creating an even, dark typographic color that emphasizes texture over individual letterforms. Numerals follow the same angular, faceted construction, helping mixed content feel stylistically unified.