Blackletter Lyvi 5 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, album art, packaging, gothic, historic, severe, dramatic, ritual, heritage tone, gothic display, high impact, dramatic texture, angular, condensed, broken, vertical, faceted.
A condensed, blackletter-style design built from tall vertical stems and sharply broken curves. Forms are dominated by straight segments with faceted corners and pointed terminals, producing a rigid, architectural rhythm. Counters are narrow and often slit-like, with minimal rounding and a consistent emphasis on verticality; diagonals are sparse and appear as crisp, angled joins. Capitals read as monolinear columns with notched shoulders, while lowercase maintains compact bowls and strong vertical stress, keeping word shapes tight and striped.
Best suited for short display settings such as posters, headlines, branding marks, album covers, event graphics, and heritage-themed packaging. It can also work for mastheads and section titles where a historic or gothic voice is desired, but extended reading will benefit from larger sizes and careful spacing.
The overall tone is medieval and imposing, with a ceremonial, authoritative feel. Its sharp geometry and compressed rhythm evoke engraved signage, gothic display lettering, and heritage motifs more than casual writing, giving text a dramatic, high-impact presence.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact blackletter look with crisp, chiseled shapes and strong vertical momentum. It prioritizes stylistic character and atmosphere over neutrality, aiming to create an unmistakably gothic texture in contemporary display typography.
The tight internal spaces and strong vertical repetition create a dense texture in paragraphs, making it most visually effective when given breathing room through generous tracking and ample line spacing. Numerals follow the same angular, broken construction, reinforcing a cohesive display personality across letters and figures.