Print Fiken 12 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, game titles, event flyers, grunge, handmade, edgy, energetic, raw, add grit, create urgency, handmade feel, high impact, brushy, ragged, textured, expressive, irregular.
A rough, brush-mark print with compact proportions and a noticeable rightward slant. Strokes are heavy and irregular, with torn-looking edges, blotty terminals, and occasional spikes that suggest dry-brush or ink drag. Letterforms keep a largely upright, readable skeleton, but width and stroke mass vary per glyph, creating an uneven rhythm and a strongly handmade texture. Counters are generally tight and shapes are simplified, trading refinement for impact and attitude.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, titles, packaging callouts, and editorial display lines where the textured brush character can be seen. It can also work for branding in genres that welcome grit (music, gaming, streetwear), especially at larger sizes or with generous tracking to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is gritty and immediate—like hand-painted signage, DIY flyers, or horror-tinged poster lettering. Its ragged texture and aggressive stroke endings give it a rebellious, urgent voice that feels loud even at moderate sizes. The style reads informal and expressive rather than polished or restrained.
The design appears intended to capture a fast, hand-rendered brush look—prioritizing expressive texture, attitude, and motion over typographic regularity. It aims to feel spontaneous and physical, like ink laid down quickly with a loaded brush and minimal cleanup.
In the sample text, the texture becomes a key feature: dark joins and rough interiors can fill in at smaller sizes, while larger sizes emphasize the bristly edges and brush drag. Mixed-case settings feel intentionally uneven, with lively baseline behavior and slight wobble that adds character.