Blackletter Bevi 1 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, packaging, titles, medieval, dramatic, ceremonial, gothic, heraldic, historical tone, calligraphic texture, display impact, ornamental caps, calligraphic, angular, ornate, sharp, flourished.
A calligraphic blackletter with a forward-leaning stance, built from angular, broken strokes and crisp, tapered terminals. The design shows pronounced thick–thin modulation with wedge-like joins and occasional hairline flicks, creating a lively, hand-cut rhythm. Capitals are elaborate and spacious with sweeping entry strokes, while the lowercase keeps compact counters and a relatively low x-height, emphasizing verticality and dark texture. Numerals follow the same pointed, pen-driven construction and sit comfortably with the letterforms.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, titles, posters, and branding where historical or gothic atmosphere is desired. It can work well for album covers, event graphics, labels, and thematic packaging that benefits from ornate, traditional lettering.
The overall tone is medieval and ceremonial, with a dramatic, authoritative presence. It evokes manuscript lettering, heraldic inscriptions, and old-world gravitas, balancing severity from the sharp angles with elegance from the calligraphic swashes.
The letterforms appear designed to translate broad-nib calligraphy into a consistent digital style: preserving broken strokes, sharp joins, and decorative capitals while maintaining readable word rhythm in short-to-medium display lines.
Texture is intentionally uneven in a hand-rendered way: stroke endings vary between blunt wedges and fine hooks, and several forms include small flourishes that add motion. The sample text demonstrates strong word shape and a dense color typical of blackletter, making the style feel bold and historic even at moderate sizes.