Print Yilu 13 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, menus, social media, headlines, casual, handmade, energetic, friendly, retro, handmade feel, brush texture, casual display, fast lettering, brushy, textured, dry brush, slanted, lively.
A brush-written italic with compact proportions and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes show clear pressure changes and a dry, slightly ragged edge that mimics real bristles on paper, with occasional thickened terminals and tapered entries. Letterforms lean forward with open counters and simplified construction, keeping shapes readable while preserving spontaneous, hand-drawn irregularities. Spacing and widths vary subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, handwritten flow rather than a rigid text face.
Best suited for short display copy where the brush texture and italic motion can be appreciated—posters, packaging callouts, menu headings, event promos, and social graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or short subheads, but the textured, variable stroke edges make it less ideal for long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is informal and energetic, like quick marker or brush lettering used for notes, menus, or casual signage. Its textured strokes and forward slant add momentum and a personable, handcrafted feel, leaning slightly nostalgic and street-level rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-brushed print lettering in a reusable typeface, prioritizing expressive texture and natural variation while maintaining clear, readable shapes for display-oriented use.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent brush logic, with rounded joins and brisk, confident curves. Numerals follow the same drawn texture and slant, integrating well with letterforms for casual display settings.