Blackletter Lysi 11 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album covers, gothic, heraldic, medieval, ceremonial, dramatic, historical tone, display impact, ornamental texture, condensed titles, angular, spurred, condensed, vertical, sharp.
A condensed blackletter with tall, vertical proportions and tightly packed rhythm. Strokes are largely straight and angular with chiseled terminals, crisp interior corners, and frequent pointed spur-like projections that create a faceted silhouette. Counters are narrow and elongated, with broken-pen style joins and a consistent vertical emphasis that keeps forms rigid and architectural. The lowercase maintains a modest x-height relative to ascenders, and the numerals follow the same narrow, cut-metal geometry for a unified texture.
Best suited to display applications where its angular texture and vertical drive can be appreciated—posters, mastheads, branding marks, packaging, labels, and themed titles. It works particularly well for historical, fantasy, metal, or craft-oriented aesthetics, and for short statements where density and drama are assets.
The overall tone is formal and emphatic, evoking traditional Gothic signage, heraldry, and old-world print. Its sharp edges and compressed density lend a stern, ceremonial character with a distinctly historical flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with a modern, controlled consistency: condensed proportions for presence in tight spaces, sharp broken-stroke construction for authenticity, and a uniform set of angular details to keep words visually cohesive.
In text settings, the dense vertical stroke pattern produces a strong dark color and a rhythmic picket-fence effect, especially in runs of lowercase. The distinctive angular terminals and tight apertures heighten the stylized feel, making the face more impactful at display sizes than in small, extended paragraphs.