Print Esba 7 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, event flyers, playful, handmade, rugged, quirky, bold, handmade feel, high impact, casual display, expressive texture, diy energy, brushy, textured, blotty, chunky, irregular.
A heavy, hand-drawn print style with chunky strokes and visibly irregular edges that read like brush or marker on paper. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with simplified construction, rounded corners, and occasional notches and ink-like bulges that create a lively, uneven rhythm. Counters are generally small and sometimes partially filled by texture, while terminals end bluntly with organic, rough-cut shapes. Overall spacing feels tight and energetic, with natural variation across glyph widths that reinforces the handmade character.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing copy such as posters, headers, product labels, and casual branding where a handmade voice is desirable. It can work for playful editorial callouts or social graphics, but the heavy texture favors larger sizes over long paragraphs.
The font conveys a spirited, scrappy tone—friendly and approachable, but with a gritty, DIY edge. Its uneven texture and bold presence give it a comic, zine-like immediacy that feels informal and expressive rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering with a bold tool, preserving natural stroke wobble and ink texture to keep the result expressive and human. It prioritizes impact and personality over uniform precision, aiming for an informal display voice that feels drawn rather than engineered.
At text sizes the dense weight and rough perimeter can visually darken lines, especially in rounded letters and numerals with smaller counters. The strong silhouette and high ink coverage make it most legible when given a bit of breathing room in tracking and line spacing.