Print Dirik 6 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, halloween, covers, titles, quirky, playful, mischievous, spooky, quirky-horror, handmade, expressive, characterful, thematic, angular, spiky, scratchy, wiry, jagged.
A wiry, hand-drawn all-caps and lowercase style with a consistent left-leaning stance and tall, stretched proportions. Strokes are thin with sharp, blade-like terminals and occasional wedgey flares, producing a jagged rhythm along the baseline and cap line. Curves are narrow and slightly irregular, counters stay tight, and the overall spacing and letter widths vary enough to keep a distinctly handmade, sketchy texture in words and paragraphs.
Best suited for short to medium display text where its distinctive texture can be appreciated: Halloween and horror-comedy graphics, poster headlines, party invitations, packaging accents, book or zine covers, and playful branding. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers in editorial layouts, but its irregular rhythm and narrow forms make it less ideal for small-size body copy or long-form reading.
This font feels quirky, mischievous, and slightly eerie, with a playful off-kilter energy that reads like quick lettering for a spooky note or a humorous poster. The slant and spiky terminals create a sense of motion and tension, giving it a lively, improvised tone rather than a calm or formal one.
The design appears intended to capture a fast, personal lettering voice with intentionally uneven refinement, emphasizing character over neutrality. Its sharp terminals and exaggerated slant suggest a desire for dramatic, themed display impact—especially in settings that benefit from a slightly unsettling or comedic edge.
The capitals and lowercase share a cohesive slanted, spiked construction, while rounded letters like O/Q/0 remain tall and narrow with tight interior space. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with simplified, slightly bent strokes that maintain the font’s scratchy, animated presence.