Blackletter Lyra 10 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, album art, gothic, heraldic, dramatic, severe, historic, display impact, historic tone, brand voice, ornamental texture, angular, faceted, vertical, sharp, condensed.
A condensed blackletter with tall, upright proportions and tightly packed counters. Strokes are heavy and mostly vertical, breaking into crisp, faceted terminals and pointed joins that create a cut-from-metal look. Curves are minimized in favor of angled segments, and many bowls and arches are constructed from straight planes, producing a rhythmic picket-fence texture across words. The lowercase maintains a high x-height relative to ascenders, with compact apertures and occasional internal notches that emphasize the fractured structure.
Best suited to display settings where impact and historical character are desired—posters, headlines, branding marks, labels, and entertainment or music artwork. It performs most confidently at medium-to-large sizes where the internal cuts and angular details remain clear.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, projecting authority and tradition with a stern, dramatic presence. Its sharp geometry and dense word color evoke signage, crests, and manuscript-inspired titling rather than casual reading.
The design intent reads as a modern, streamlined take on blackletter built for strong silhouette and high visual punch, prioritizing vertical rhythm and carved facets to deliver a cohesive gothic voice in contemporary layouts.
Spacing appears intentionally tight, with strong vertical repetition that can darken quickly in longer lines. Numerals and capitals follow the same chiseled, monolinear-to-slightly-contrasted construction, keeping the set visually consistent for headings and short bursts of text.