Blackletter Koni 5 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, mastheads, tattoos, packaging, gothic, medieval, dramatic, stern, ceremonial, heritage tone, dramatic impact, display focus, manuscript echo, angular, broken, spiky, calligraphic, condensed.
A sharp, broken-stroke blackletter built from narrow verticals and pointed joins, with strong thick–thin modulation and crisp wedge terminals. Stems are tall and compact, creating a tight horizontal footprint and a dense, rhythmic texture in lines of text. Bowls and curves are minimized in favor of faceted angles, while ascenders, capitals, and numerals feature pronounced spikes and blade-like serifs that reinforce a rigid, upright cadence.
Best suited to display typography such as posters, titles, album or event branding, and mastheads where its angular detail can be appreciated. It also works well for packaging or labels aiming for a traditional, gothic signal. For longer passages, it will be most effective in short bursts or large sizes due to its dense texture and intricate forms.
The overall tone is solemn and historic, evoking manuscript and heraldic traditions with a forceful, authoritative presence. Its jagged silhouettes and dark texture feel dramatic and ceremonial, lending an intense, old-world voice to headlines and short statements.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with disciplined vertical structure and sharp, modern crispness. It prioritizes impact, period character, and a compact, commanding rhythm over neutrality or extended-text comfort.
Capitals are highly structured and ornamental without excessive flourish, staying consistent with the broken-stem logic of the lowercase. The numerals follow the same chiseled construction, reading clearly at display sizes while contributing to the font’s dense, gothic color. Spacing appears tight by design, emphasizing vertical rhythm and a compact word shape.