Print Ernu 4 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event flyers, playful, grungy, handmade, punchy, quirky, handmade feel, visual impact, rough texture, informal voice, brushy, textured, chunky, organic, irregular.
A heavy, hand-rendered display face with compact proportions and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes look brush-painted or marker-filled, with soft corners, slight wobble, and visible edge texture that varies from glyph to glyph. Counters are generally small and sometimes partially pinched, while terminals are blunt and rounded rather than sharp. The overall color on the page is dense and dark, with subtle irregularities that keep lines of text energetic instead of mechanically uniform.
Best suited for short display settings where texture and personality are an asset: posters, headlines, packaging callouts, album/cover art, and promotional graphics. It can work for logos or wordmarks that want a hand-painted, slightly gritty presence, especially when set with generous tracking and ample size.
The font conveys an informal, mischievous tone—like hand-painted signage or bold doodled lettering. Its rough texture and bouncy shapes feel approachable and expressive, leaning more toward fun and personality than refinement or precision.
The design appears intended to emulate bold, quickly drawn brush/marker lettering with imperfect edges and varied ink spread, prioritizing impact and a handcrafted voice. Its compact forms and dense strokes suggest it was made to hold visual weight in attention-grabbing titles and punchy phrases.
In sample text, the strong ink coverage and narrow proportions create a tight, poster-like density; texture becomes a prominent feature at larger sizes. The irregular stroke edges and compact counters can reduce clarity in longer passages, but they add character and a convincingly handmade feel for short statements.