Blackletter Tupi 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, album covers, medieval, gothic, formal, dramatic, ceremonial, historical tone, ceremonial display, decorative titling, authoritative voice, angular, ornate, calligraphic, spurred, sharp terminals.
This typeface uses a blackletter-inspired skeleton with broken, angular strokes and pointed terminals. Stems are generally tall and compact, with tight interior counters and frequent spur-like feet and wedges that create a crisp, chiseled rhythm. Curves are rendered as faceted bowls and hooks, and many capitals feature decorative swashes and inner strokes that add complexity without becoming overly dense. The lowercase keeps a disciplined vertical cadence, with a notably low x-height and narrow apertures; numerals follow the same pointed, calligraphic logic with strong top hooks and tapered ends.
Best suited to display sizes where its intricate forms can be appreciated—titles, wordmarks, certificates, and themed posters. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when generous size and spacing are used, but its dense texture makes it less comfortable for long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and old-world signage. Its sharp joins and ornamental capitals give it a stern, dramatic presence that reads as traditional and authoritative rather than casual.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with a refined, print-ready consistency, balancing ornamental capitals with a more restrained lowercase to support legible, period-flavored display typography.
Capital letters are more embellished than the lowercase, creating a clear hierarchy for titling. Spacing appears visually tight in text settings, and the dense texture is amplified by the broken-stroke construction and compact counters.