Blackletter Hyvi 10 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, certificates, medieval, gothic, heraldic, dramatic, authoritative, historic feel, display impact, decorative texture, manuscript style, heritage branding, angular, spiky, dense, ornate, textura-like.
A heavy, angular blackletter with compact interior counters and strongly faceted curves. Strokes are built from blunt, chiseled terminals and broken arches, producing a distinctly segmented rhythm across words. The letterforms keep a steady vertical stance with tall lowercase proportions, while capitals are broad-shouldered and highly sculpted. Numerals and lowercase share the same carved, inked texture, with pointed joins, narrow apertures, and small, diamond-like details that read as deliberate pen or brush modulation.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, album or event titles, logotypes, labels, and heritage-themed packaging where a strong historic voice is desired. It also fits certificates, invitations, and chapter-style headings when used at larger sizes with generous tracking to preserve internal detail.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscript headers, heraldry, and old-world authority. Its dark color and sharp joins feel forceful and dramatic, leaning toward gothic storytelling and traditional craftsmanship rather than modern minimalism.
The design appears intended to recreate a hand-rendered blackletter look with bold, carved forms and a deliberate, decorative texture. Its emphasis on dense vertical rhythm and faceted terminals suggests a focus on impact and period atmosphere for short, prominent text rather than extended reading.
Word shapes form a dense, rhythmic texture typical of blackletter, where vertical strokes dominate and spacing becomes part of the pattern. The design’s crisp corners and heavy mass make it most effective when given room to breathe, as smaller sizes can cause counters and joins to visually merge.