Print Golup 18 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, album art, gothic, medieval, dramatic, occult, rustic, old-world feel, atmospheric display, hand-drawn texture, compact impact, angular, blackletter, spiky, calligraphic, irregular.
This font uses a condensed, blackletter-leaning skeleton with angular joins, faceted curves, and sharp wedge terminals. Strokes are heavy and mostly uniform, with minimal modulation, producing a dense, inked-in silhouette. The rhythm is tight and vertical, while bowls and counters are narrow and often notched, giving many letters a chiseled, broken-pen feel. Spacing and widths vary noticeably between glyphs, reinforcing a hand-rendered, slightly uneven texture in words and lines.
Best suited for short display settings where texture and atmosphere are desirable—headlines, posters, band/album artwork, game titles, and themed packaging. It can also work for logo-like wordmarks or badges where a compact, old-world voice is needed. For longer passages, the tight counters and dense texture can reduce readability, so larger sizes and generous line spacing help.
The overall tone reads gothic and medieval, with a dramatic, slightly ominous edge. Its spiky forms and compact density evoke folklore, ritual, and old-world signage rather than contemporary neutrality. The hand-drawn irregularities add grit and personality, keeping it from feeling purely formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a hand-drawn blackletter flavor in a compact, bold footprint, prioritizing character and mood over smooth, bookish readability. Its irregular stroke endings and chiseled details suggest an expressive, illustrative approach aimed at impactful display typography.
Uppercase forms are tall and rigid with strong vertical emphasis, while lowercase maintains the same narrow, angular language and presents a compact, somewhat cramped wordshape. Numerals match the letterforms with pointed terminals and condensed proportions, maintaining consistent color across mixed content.