Blackletter Tuhy 5 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, album covers, book covers, medieval, gothic, formal, heraldic, ecclesiastical, historical tone, display impact, traditional craft, decorative capitals, angular, calligraphic, ornate, sharp, dramatic.
A sharply cut, calligraphic blackletter with pronounced stroke contrast and crisp, angular joins. The forms are built from broken curves and wedge-like terminals that create a rhythmic, faceted texture across words. Capitals are more ornate and emblematic, with flourished strokes and occasional interior detailing, while the lowercase maintains a tighter, more repetitive vertical structure. Numerals follow the same pointed, high-contrast logic, reading as carved or pen-cut forms rather than geometric figures.
Best suited to display use such as headlines, mastheads, poster titles, and logo wordmarks where its ornamental capitals and angular rhythm can be appreciated. It also works well for historically themed packaging, event collateral, and editorial titles that call for a gothic or manuscript-inspired voice.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscript headings, heraldry, and traditional gothic signage. Its dense, dark color and sharp modulation give it a serious, authoritative feel with a dramatic, historical voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic, pen-cut blackletter look with strong contrast and a traditional broken-stroke structure, prioritizing period character and decorative impact in display settings.
Letterforms show a consistent broad-nib influence: thick verticals, hairline connections, and tight counters that increase the “woven” blackletter color in text. At larger sizes the crisp terminals and decorative capitals become a defining feature, while in smaller settings the dense texture can dominate.