Blackletter Lyre 6 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, album art, book covers, branding, medieval, gothic, formal, ceremonial, severe, historical voice, dramatic display, gothic branding, manuscript nod, angular, pointed, broken strokes, calligraphic, textura-like.
A sharply angular blackletter with broken-stroke construction and consistent, chiseled terminals. Stems are straight and vertical with pointed, diamond-like feet and wedge tips, while curves are rendered as faceted, polygonal turns rather than smooth bowls. The rhythm is dense and vertical, with compact counters and a restrained, even stroke presence that reads as sturdy rather than delicate. Capitals are tall and structured with prominent spurs and notched joins, and the figures follow the same faceted, pointed vocabulary for a cohesive set.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, and packaging where a historical or gothic voice is desired. It works well for book covers, album art, and branding marks that benefit from an authoritative, old-world texture; for longer passages, larger sizes and generous tracking help preserve legibility.
The overall tone feels medieval and authoritative, evoking manuscripts, heraldic inscriptions, and old-world ceremony. Its sharp points and disciplined verticality create a stern, dramatic color on the page that suggests tradition, ritual, and seriousness.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter look with clean, reproducible geometry—retaining the traditional broken-stroke feel while keeping ornamentation controlled for modern display use.
Lowercase forms lean toward simplified blackletter shapes that favor clarity over heavy ornament, while still retaining classic broken-curve cues in letters like a, e, and g. The sample text shows strong word-shape consistency and a pronounced dark texture at text sizes, with crisp joins and deliberate spacing that emphasizes the vertical patterning.