Print Golup 14 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, headlines, brand marks, packaging, gothic, old-world, eerie, rustic, hand-cut, period feel, dramatic impact, handmade texture, thematic display, angular, spiky, condensed, chiseled, irregular.
A condensed, angular display face with a hand-drawn, blackletter-leaning construction. Strokes are heavy and largely uniform, with sharp wedge-like terminals, notched corners, and subtle waviness that suggests pen or brush pressure rather than geometric precision. Counters are small and tall, joins are tight, and many forms show slight asymmetry, giving the rhythm an intentionally uneven, crafted feel while maintaining consistent overall proportions.
Best suited to short display settings where its condensed gothic texture can be appreciated—posters, titles, band/album graphics, labels, and themed branding. It can work for brief pull quotes or subheads, but longer passages will feel dark and busy unless set large with generous tracking and leading.
The tone is medieval and slightly menacing, evoking folklore, occult ephemera, and old shop signage. Its narrow, spiked silhouettes read as dramatic and period-coded, with a handmade roughness that keeps it from feeling ceremonial or overly formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a blackletter-inspired, hand-rendered look with a modern, condensed footprint—prioritizing atmosphere and visual bite over smooth readability. It aims to mimic carved or inked letterforms with sharp terminals and irregular edges to create an authentic, crafted character.
Uppercase and lowercase are stylistically close, reinforcing a unified texture in text. Numerals follow the same narrow, angular logic, and punctuation appears crisp and high-contrast in silhouette despite the low internal contrast. The dense vertical emphasis creates strong color on the line, so spacing and size will noticeably affect legibility.