Print Iknip 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, social media, energetic, expressive, casual, edgy, playful, handmade feel, high impact, informal voice, display energy, brushy, gestural, angular, compact, textured.
An expressive brush-written print style with compact proportions and a right-leaning, forward motion. Strokes show visible pressure changes and tapered terminals, with occasional dry-brush texture and sharp, wedge-like starts and stops. Letterforms are mostly unconnected and slightly irregular, producing a lively rhythm; curves are open and somewhat angular, while verticals and diagonals feel brisk and decisive. Capitals are tall and assertive, and lowercase forms sit low with short bodies and quick ascenders/descenders that vary in length, reinforcing the hand-made cadence.
Best suited for short, prominent text such as posters, headlines, logos, product packaging callouts, and social media graphics where personality is the priority. It also works well for quotes, album/cover treatments, and event promos that benefit from an expressive, hand-drawn feel. For long passages or small sizes, the compact counters and irregular rhythm may reduce readability compared to more restrained scripts.
The overall tone is energetic and informal, like quick marker or brush notes made with confidence. Its slight roughness and punchy shapes add attitude, making it feel more streetwise and expressive than polished or delicate. The texture and motion convey spontaneity and a human, conversational presence.
The design appears intended to capture the speed and character of hand-painted or marker-brush lettering while remaining a legible, unconnected print style. It emphasizes motion, punchy contrast, and natural variation to deliver a bold handwritten voice for display-centric typography.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in a natural handwriting way, and counters are often tight, which increases density in words. Numerals share the same gestural construction, with simplified, handwritten shapes that match the letterforms. The sample text shows strong word-image impact at larger sizes, with distinctive silhouettes and lively stroke endings.