Author's note

Blagovest 5s is a free Cyrillic display font by Dupli Aleks Tim, with added characters and conversion by Nikola Kovanovic, and it leans hard into a medieval church-lettering mood. The letters combine broad, dark forms with sharply tapering strokes and deep curved cuts, giving the font a solemn, icon-like rhythm rather than a modern printed feel.

That makes it a natural fit for book covers, cultural posters, festival graphics, title cards, and monogram-led identity work where a historical Slavic tone matters. As a free font, it works best in short lines and emblematic settings, because those dramatic curves and weight shifts give even a few letters the gravity of an inscription.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Autorsko Pravo: Dupli Aleks Tim. Sva Prava Zadrzana. Slovo J, izvrnuto G i Brojeve dodao i konverziju uradio Nikola Kovanovic.
Font family
BLAGOVEST_5s
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
DupliAleksTim: BLAGOVEST_5s: 2004
Full font name
BLAGOVEST_5s
Name table version
Version 1.00 2004 initial release
Postscript font name
BLAGOVEST_5s
Manufacturer name
Dupli Aleks Tim
Description
Slovo J, izvrnuto G i Brojeve dodao i konverziju uradio Nikola Kovanovic.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2004-10-31
Revision1
Glyph count157
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced