Blackletter Voma 5 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, packaging, mastheads, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, dramatic, heraldic, historical flavor, authority, impact, tradition, atmosphere, angular, ornate, textura-like, compact, sharp.
A heavy blackletter display with dense, ink-rich strokes and crisp, chiseled terminals. The letterforms are built from vertical pillars and tight internal counters, with faceted curves that read as cut or folded rather than smoothly drawn. Capitals are broad and emphatic with pronounced internal notches and wedge-like joins, while lowercase forms keep a compact rhythm and consistent vertical stress. Numerals follow the same carved, blackletter logic, staying bold and blocky with small apertures and strong silhouettes.
Best suited to short, high-impact typography such as posters, mastheads, event titles, album artwork, and packaging that wants a traditional Gothic flavor. It can work for short quotations or pull lines when set large with extra spacing, but it is less comfortable for long paragraphs at small sizes due to its dense texture.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and traditional Gothic signage. Its dark mass and sharp edges feel authoritative and dramatic, with an old-world seriousness that reads instantly as historic or ritualistic.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with bold, carved shapes and a strong page color, prioritizing atmosphere and historical character over neutral readability. It focuses on striking silhouettes and consistent Gothic rhythm for display use.
In text settings the dense color and tight counters can close up quickly, so it reads best with generous tracking and line spacing. The capitals carry particularly strong presence and can dominate a line, making them effective for initials, short words, and titling.