Blackletter Siny 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, album covers, certificates, medieval, gothic, authoritative, ceremonial, dramatic, historical evocation, formal display, ornamental impact, manuscript flavor, angular, ornate, calligraphic, broken stroke, sharp terminals.
A sharply constructed blackletter with broken strokes, pointed terminals, and strong vertical emphasis. Letterforms are narrow and compact, with brisk, angular curves and wedge-like joins that create a faceted silhouette. Contrast is pronounced, with thick stems and hairline-like connecting strokes, and the counters are tight, producing a dense texture in words. Capitals are more embellished and asymmetrical, while the lowercase remains disciplined and rhythmically repetitive, keeping lines visually cohesive.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as headlines, mastheads, branding marks, and poster typography where the sharp texture and ornate capitals can be appreciated. It also fits period-styled designs like certificates, invitations, packaging, or editorial display work that benefits from a historic, formal atmosphere.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, heraldry, and ecclesiastical or institutional lettering. Its crisp angles and dense color give it a serious, authoritative voice with a dramatic, traditional edge.
The design appears intended to translate traditional broad-pen blackletter into a crisp, repeatable display face, prioritizing angular rhythm, strong vertical structure, and ornamental presence. It aims for an immediately recognizable historical voice while keeping the lowercase consistent enough to set words and short lines cleanly.
At text sizes the compact counters and intricate joins can make long passages feel heavy, while larger settings reveal the crisp pen-like modulation and decorative capital shapes more clearly. Numerals follow the same broken-stroke logic, maintaining consistency with the alphabet’s sharp, calligraphic character.