Blackletter Lyra 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, album covers, gaming titles, gothic, medieval, dark, martial, dramatic, heritage tone, display impact, emblematic styling, modernized blackletter, angular, faceted, spiked, monolinear, condensed.
A faceted, angular blackletter with clean, straight-sided strokes and sharp wedge terminals. The forms feel built from chiseled verticals and clipped corners, with consistent stroke thickness and only subtle contrast from internal cut-ins and joins. Counters are compact and geometric, and many glyphs feature pointed feet or notched tops that create a staccato rhythm. Uppercase letters read as structured and emblematic, while the lowercase maintains a similarly rigid, constructed feel with tight apertures and pronounced vertical emphasis. Numerals follow the same cut-stone geometry, using octagonal and chamfered contours.
Best suited to display settings where its angular detailing can read clearly—headlines, posters, packaging accents, and logo wordmarks. It also fits entertainment and theme-driven design such as fantasy, metal or gothic music artwork, game titles, and event branding that calls for a historical or ceremonial atmosphere.
The overall tone is medieval and martial, with a stark, ceremonial presence. Its spiked terminals and architectural rigidity suggest heritage, authority, and a darker, dramatic mood rather than warmth or informality.
The design appears intended to modernize blackletter into a crisp, modular set of forms: strong vertical structure, clipped geometry, and controlled ornament that remains bold and legible at display sizes while retaining a distinctly medieval voice.
Spacing and letter shapes create a strong vertical cadence that can appear dense in longer text, especially where repeated uprights cluster (for example in words with multiple stems). The distinctive chamfers and pointed terminals stay consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, giving it a cohesive, emblem-like texture.