Blackletter Upli 1 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album covers, branding, packaging, gothic, medieval, severe, dramatic, ceremonial, historical tone, display impact, gothic texture, ornamental voice, angular, broken, spiky, ornate, calligraphic.
A compact, blackletter-style design with sharply broken strokes, pointed terminals, and tightly controlled spacing. Vertical strokes dominate, with steep, faceted joins and small wedge-like serifs that create a rhythmic, chiseled silhouette. Counters are narrow and often partially enclosed, while diagonals and curves are rendered as angular segments, giving the letters a crisp, cut-paper feel. Uppercase forms are tall and emphatic, and the numerals follow the same fractured, ornamental construction for a consistent texture in text.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as headlines, posters, logos, and display typography where a historic or gothic mood is desired. It can work well for music and entertainment graphics, editorial openers, or themed branding where texture and presence matter more than long-form readability.
The overall tone is formal and imposing, with a distinctly old-world, manuscript-like authority. Its sharp edges and dense texture read as stern, ceremonial, and slightly ominous, evoking tradition, heraldry, and gothic drama.
This font appears designed to deliver a classic broken-letter look with strong texture and ornamental bite, prioritizing impact and period flavor over neutrality. The consistent angular construction across caps, lowercase, and figures suggests an intention to provide a cohesive display voice for dramatic, heritage-leaning typography.
In the sample text, the face produces a strong dark color with a lively sawtooth edge along the baseline and cap line, typical of broken-letter forms. Some letterforms lean on similar vertical modules, which increases patterning and can reduce quick character differentiation at small sizes; it rewards larger settings where the internal detailing and angular modulation remain clear.