Blackletter Lyri 10 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, album covers, medieval, gothic, solemn, authoritative, ceremonial, historic flavor, dramatic tone, ornamental display, manuscript feel, angular, faceted, calligraphic, beveled, pointed.
This typeface uses a sharp, faceted blackletter construction with broken strokes, pointed terminals, and compact interior counters. Vertical stems dominate the rhythm, while diagonals and cross-strokes are cut into crisp wedge shapes that create a carved, chiseled impression. The letterforms maintain consistent stroke logic across caps and lowercase, with narrow apertures and strong vertical emphasis; joins and corners are handled with angular notches rather than smooth curves. Numerals follow the same fractured, ornamental structure, keeping the texture dense and uniform in running text.
Best suited to display contexts where the blackletter texture can be appreciated—headlines, mastheads, posters, labels, and branding elements that aim for tradition or drama. It also works well for short passages such as quotes, title pages, and themed materials where a dense, historic atmosphere is desired.
The overall tone is medieval and formal, evoking manuscript lettering, heraldry, and traditional Germanic/Old World sign painting. Its dark, textured color and sharp detailing lend it a stern, ceremonial presence that feels historic and authoritative.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with crisp, modernized edges—preserving manuscript-style broken strokes while keeping shapes consistent and clean for contemporary digital composition. The goal is a strong, iconic texture that reads immediately as traditional and ceremonial at display sizes.
In text settings the tight apertures and frequent broken strokes create a continuous, patterned surface, making spacing and line breaks feel structured and architectural. Uppercase forms read as emblematic and display-forward, while the lowercase retains the same blackletter texture with slightly simpler silhouettes for continuous reading.