Blackletter Lyre 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, album art, packaging, medieval, gothic, solemn, dramatic, ritual, historic tone, dramatic display, gothic branding, calligraphic texture, angular, spiky, faceted, calligraphic, broken strokes.
A sharp, blackletter-inspired design built from broken strokes and faceted terminals. Vertical stems dominate, with angled joins, pointed wedges, and crisp cut-ins that create a rhythmic, chiseled texture across words. Counters are compact and often rectangular, and many letters show subtle asymmetry and tapering that suggests a pen or broad-nib construction translated into hard-edged geometry. Uppercase forms are narrow and commanding, while the lowercase keeps a tight, upright cadence with pronounced verticality and occasional extended descenders.
Best suited to display settings where its angular texture can be appreciated—headlines, posters, title sequences, logos, and thematic packaging. It performs especially well for historical, gothic, fantasy, or dark editorial motifs, and for short-to-medium text where strong atmosphere matters more than neutral readability.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, with a stern, dramatic presence that reads as traditional, authoritative, and slightly ominous. Its sharp angles and dense word color evoke historical manuscripts, gothic signage, and fantasy or metal-adjacent aesthetics without becoming overly ornamental.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with a clean, faceted finish—preserving the broken-stroke calligraphic heritage while keeping shapes bold and graphic for modern display use.
The font maintains a consistent blackletter rhythm, but the broken-stroke construction and pointed terminals make spacing and word shapes feel intentionally tense and compact. Numerals match the angular language and sit comfortably alongside caps and lowercase, reinforcing a cohesive, carved look.