Blackletter Lyly 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: wordmarks, posters, headlines, packaging, invitations, medieval, gothic, solemn, ceremonial, authoritative, historic tone, display impact, calligraphic feel, ornate texture, angular, spiky, chiseled, calligraphic, faceted.
A sharply faceted blackletter with narrow proportions and pronounced broken strokes. Letterforms are built from straight verticals and angled joins, with strong thick–thin contrast that reads like pen-cut calligraphy. Terminals end in crisp wedges and points, counters are tight, and curves are minimized into chamfered corners. Capitals are compact and architectural, while lowercase maintains a consistent vertical rhythm with occasional pointed descenders and restrained cross-strokes.
Best suited for short-form display typography such as wordmarks, event posters, album or game titles, certificates, and packaging that benefits from a historic or gothic atmosphere. It can also work for section headers or pull quotes when used with generous spacing and moderate line lengths.
The overall tone is formal, historic, and austere, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and institutional signage. Its angular texture and dense rhythm give it a commanding, ceremonial presence that can feel dramatic and weighty in display settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with crisp, chiseled construction and a controlled, modern regularity. It prioritizes dramatic texture and iconic silhouette over long-form readability, aiming for impact and period character in titles and branding.
Numerals follow the same broken-stroke logic, with angular bowls and sharp diagonals that keep the set visually cohesive. The design produces a dark, patterned color in lines of text, where the vertical strokes create a strongly gridded texture.