Blackletter Guny 1 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, book covers, packaging, medieval, dramatic, ceremonial, gothic, storybook, historic tone, display impact, ornamental flavor, handmade feel, angular, spiky, calligraphic, inked, tapered.
A compact, blackletter-inspired display face with dense silhouettes, sharp terminals, and wedge-like notches that evoke broad-pen construction. Strokes show moderate contrast with pointed joins and occasional curved bowls that keep the texture lively rather than purely rigid. Counters are relatively tight and the rhythm is strongly vertical, producing a dark, even color in words and lines. Capitals carry more flourish and asymmetry than the lowercase, while numerals match the same cut, chiseled feel and slightly irregular widths.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as headlines, posters, titles, and logos where its dark texture and angular detailing can read clearly. It also fits period-flavored applications like book covers, event identities, labels, and packaging that benefit from a historic or gothic atmosphere.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, with a dramatic, old-world presence that reads as authoritative and slightly mysterious. Its sharp edges and heavy texture suggest tradition, folklore, and historic signage rather than modern neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver a traditional blackletter voice with a hand-drawn, inked edge—prioritizing atmosphere and identity over neutral readability. It balances sharp, carved forms with enough curvature to keep words cohesive and visually engaging in display typography.
In continuous text the face creates a strong pattern of vertical strokes with distinctive pointed feet and hooked or beaked terminals, which boosts character but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The italic-like flicks on some forms add motion and hand-made energy without leaning the letters.