Blackletter Siji 5 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, certificates, gothic, historic, dramatic, ornate, authoritative, heritage tone, display impact, manuscript feel, decorative titling, angular, pointed, calligraphic, fractured, textura-like.
This face shows sharp, broken strokes with steeply angled terminals and a pronounced thick–thin pattern. Letterforms are constructed from narrow vertical stems and faceted curves, producing a dense, rhythmic texture in words while still keeping counters open enough for display reading. Capitals are more elaborate and wider than the lowercase, with clipped spurs, wedge serifs, and occasional hairline connections that suggest a pen-nib construction. Numerals and lowercase maintain the same chiseled, blackletter logic, with consistent stroke endings and a disciplined upright stance.
Best suited to headlines and short passages where its textured rhythm can be appreciated without compromising legibility. It fits branding for traditional or heritage themes, editorial titling with a gothic mood, event posters, and decorative applications such as labels, signage, and certificates.
The overall tone is traditional and ceremonial, evoking medieval manuscript lettering and later gothic print traditions. It feels solemn and authoritative, with a dramatic, old-world presence that reads as formal, heraldic, and slightly theatrical.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with strong vertical cadence and ornate capital forms, capturing historical calligraphic construction while remaining consistent across the basic Latin alphabet and figures. It aims for impactful, period-flavored display typography rather than neutral body text.
In sample text, the strong vertical emphasis and dark color create a compact word silhouette, making the type feel weighty even at moderate sizes. The mix of dense strokes and pointed joins gives it a crisp, engraved look, especially in capitals and round letters where curves break into angled segments.