Blackletter Poho 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, album art, packaging, medieval, gothic, vintage, dramatic, ceremonial, historical flavor, dramatic display, ornamental titles, heritage tone, calligraphic, angular, inked, spurred, condensed caps.
A dense, ink-heavy blackletter with compact capitals and a slightly wider, more open lowercase. Strokes show clear pen logic: strong vertical emphasis, faceted joins, and frequent wedge-like terminals that create a chiseled silhouette. Curves are tightened into angular bowls and notches, with occasional small interior counters and clipped apertures that add texture. Letter widths vary noticeably across the set, giving the rhythm a hand-cut, display-oriented irregularity while remaining stylistically consistent.
Best suited to display settings where texture and historical character are desired—posters, titles, logos, album covers, and packaging accents. It can also work for short pull quotes or signage when set with generous spacing, but the dense forms and intricate joins make it less ideal for long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, with a dark, authoritative presence typical of historical manuscript and heraldic lettering. Its sharp breaks and heavy color read as dramatic and traditional rather than friendly or modern, evoking old-world craft and formal proclamation.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic blackletter voice with strong visual weight and hand-worked irregularities, prioritizing atmosphere and period flavor over neutral readability. Its faceted construction and spurred terminals suggest a deliberate nod to traditional calligraphic tooling while keeping forms sturdy for modern display use.
The capitals are particularly ornate and compact, with pronounced spurs and asymmetric details that make them stand out in headings. Numerals follow the same carved, calligraphic treatment, with chunky forms and angled terminals that keep them visually cohesive with the letters.