Blackletter Upli 5 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, album covers, packaging, medieval, gothic, dramatic, ceremonial, stern, historical evocation, thematic display, strong texture, heritage tone, angular, fractured, spiky, calligraphic, ornate.
A sharp, fractured blackletter with pronounced contrast between thick vertical stems and thinner connecting strokes. Terminals form wedge-like, chiseled points and small spur details that create a jagged silhouette, while counters are tight and angular. The rhythm is strongly vertical with compact, modular shapes, and many joins show deliberate breaks that emphasize the “broken” construction typical of the style. Uppercase letters feel tall and commanding; lowercase maintains a consistent, dense texture in text with clear ascenders and narrow internal apertures.
Works best for display use such as posters, editorial headlines, logotypes, and themed branding where a historic or gothic voice is desired. It’s well suited to music artwork, event promotions, packaging, and title treatments that benefit from a dense, high-impact texture; for longer passages it performs most comfortably at larger sizes with generous tracking.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and Old World craft. Its pointed detailing and dense texture read as serious and authoritative, with a dramatic edge suited to darker or more intense themes.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter presence with crisp, chiseled terminals and a tightly woven text color, prioritizing atmosphere and historical character over neutral readability. The consistent angular detailing across capitals, lowercase, and figures suggests a focus on cohesive, emblematic display typography.
In paragraph settings the letterforms knit into a dark, even color, especially where narrow counters and sharp joins tighten spacing visually. Numerals follow the same angular, spurred construction, helping headings and dates match the letterforms without feeling like an add-on.