Blackletter Vomy 1 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, album covers, gothic, vintage, dramatic, ornate, whimsical, thematic display, historic flavor, expressive texture, decorative impact, calligraphic, swashy, teardrop terminals, flared strokes, ink-trap feel.
This typeface presents a blackletter-inspired display build with heavy, sculpted strokes and pronounced internal cut-ins that create sharp light wedges throughout the letterforms. Counters are compact and often asymmetric, while terminals frequently finish in teardrop-like blobs or tapered points, giving the shapes a carved, inked feel. Many glyphs show subtly calligraphic modulation and occasional swash-like extensions, especially in capitals and round forms, producing a lively, irregular rhythm while remaining consistently upright. Numerals echo the same high-drama contrast and curved, scooped joins, reading clearly at display sizes.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, titles, cover art, labels, and branding where its ornate texture and dramatic contrast can be appreciated. It can work for short blocks of themed text (e.g., event names or taglines), but will typically be most effective when used sparingly and at larger sizes.
The overall tone is gothic and theatrical, mixing medieval blackletter cues with a playful, hand-inked flourish. It feels vintage and decorative rather than austere, with a bold personality suited to attention-grabbing headlines and stylized branding.
The design appears intended to reinterpret blackletter through a bold, contemporary display lens, emphasizing sculpted contrast, decorative cut-ins, and expressive terminals to create instantly recognizable texture and mood.
Spacing and silhouettes are visually weighty, with distinctive notches and inward curls that can create strong texture in lines of text. The more ornate capitals and some busy joins may look best with generous tracking and ample line spacing, especially in longer phrases.