Blackletter Asme 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: titles, headlines, posters, book covers, branding, medieval, gothic, ceremonial, dramatic, ornate, historic evoke, display impact, ornamental flavor, manuscript feel, broken strokes, spiky terminals, calligraphic, textura-like, ink-trap notches.
A compact blackletter with broken, calligraphic construction and tight internal spacing. Strokes show a chiseled rhythm with pointed wedges, hooked entry/exit strokes, and frequent sharp corners that create a faceted silhouette. Curves are rendered as segmented bowls with small notches and angular joins, while verticals remain dominant and steady. Uppercase forms are more embellished, featuring pronounced swashes and asymmetric terminals, while lowercase maintains a consistent dark texture with occasional flourished ascenders and a single-storey feel in several letters. Numerals follow the same medieval logic, with tapered strokes and stylized shapes that read as display figures rather than utilitarian lining forms.
Best suited to short-form settings such as titles, mastheads, posters, and packaging where its broken-stroke texture can be appreciated. It also works for thematic branding and cover typography in historical or fantasy contexts; for longer paragraphs it will benefit from generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and gothic signage. Its dense, spiked texture and decorative capitals give it a dramatic presence suited to titles and atmospheres of tradition, mystery, and fantasy.
The design appears intended to capture a manuscript-inspired blackletter voice with a slightly hand-rendered edge: disciplined vertical structure for a consistent texture, paired with ornamental terminals and swashy capitals for display impact.
In continuous text the face produces a strong, even “black” color with a lively, hand-drawn irregularity in stroke endings and joins. The more ornate capitals and distinctive letterforms increase character but can reduce quick scanning at smaller sizes, especially where counters get tight.