Blackletter Lyki 5 is a bold, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, album covers, game titles, gothic, medieval, folkloric, dramatic, spooky, period flavor, mood setting, display impact, handmade feel, angular, faceted, chiseled, textured, pointed terminals.
A compact, tightly set blackletter with slender proportions and a largely even stroke weight. Letterforms are built from faceted, angular segments with frequent sharp corners and small wedge-like terminals, creating a chiseled, cut-from-paper feel rather than smooth curves. Counters are relatively small and openings can be narrow, while the capitals show simple, vertical constructions with occasional pointed apexes and clipped shoulders. Lowercase forms keep a consistent vertical rhythm, with a dotted i/j and a single-storey a; numerals follow the same angular, slightly calligraphic logic for a cohesive texture.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, title cards, and branding marks where its gothic texture can be a central stylistic cue. It works well for fantasy or period-themed projects, album artwork, event flyers, and game or film titling, especially at medium to large sizes where the angular detailing remains clear.
The overall tone evokes medieval manuscripts and gothic signage, with a dark, theatrical edge. Its pointed, faceted strokes suggest folklore, fantasy, and horror-adjacent atmospheres, reading as handmade and ceremonial rather than modern or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact blackletter voice with a handcrafted, carved aesthetic. It prioritizes strong mood and historic flavor over neutral readability, aiming to produce distinctive, memorable word silhouettes in short text.
The face creates strong vertical cadence and dense word shapes, which can become visually busy at smaller sizes due to tight internal spacing and sharp joins. It performs best when allowed some breathing room via generous tracking and line spacing.