Blackletter Guny 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book titles, album art, brand marks, medieval, gothic, old-world, dramatic, ritual, historic flavor, display impact, manuscript feel, ornamental titles, angular, calligraphic, broken strokes, pointed terminals, flared joints.
A compact blackletter with narrow proportions and a disciplined vertical rhythm. Strokes show a pen-drawn, broken construction with sharp joins, faceted curves, and wedge-like terminals that create a crisp, chiseled texture. Curved forms are built from angled segments, and counters stay relatively small, giving the face a dense, dark typographic color. Capitals are ornate but controlled, while lowercase maintains a consistent, upright cadence with short interior space and modest differentiation between rounded letters.
Best suited to display settings where a historic or Gothic atmosphere is desired—posters, titles, packaging accents, and identity work that benefits from a dense blackletter texture. It performs especially well in short phrases, mastheads, and ornamental headings where the angular detailing can be appreciated.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, evoking manuscript lettering and Gothic signage. Its sharp geometry and dark texture feel authoritative and dramatic, with a slightly handcrafted edge that reads as traditional rather than polished-modern.
The design appears intended to capture a classic blackletter presence with a handwritten, pen-constructed feel—prioritizing period character, sharp articulation, and strong vertical rhythm for expressive display typography.
The alphabet shows strong consistency in stroke behavior and terminal treatment, with distinct, stylized numerals that match the letterforms’ angular logic. In text, the tight spacing and compact counters amplify the historic voice and can feel imposing at larger sizes while becoming visually busy when set too small.