Print Emfo 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, zines, rough, handmade, grungy, playful, raw, handmade feel, added texture, impactful display, casual voice, textured, irregular, chunky, brushy, ragged.
This typeface features heavy, dark strokes with strongly irregular, hand-drawn edges and a visibly textured silhouette. Letterforms are mostly upright with compact, condensed proportions and uneven stroke terminals that look blotted or dry-brushed rather than cleanly cut. Curves and counters are somewhat pinched and inconsistent, and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic rhythm. The overall construction stays readable, but the rough contouring and slightly wobbly alignment give it a deliberately imperfect, analog feel.
It works best for display applications where texture and personality are an asset: posters, flyers, album or podcast artwork, packaging accents, and zine-style layouts. It can also add a punchy, handmade tone to short web headers or social graphics, but the rough detailing is better suited to larger sizes than long passages.
The font conveys a gritty, handmade energy—casual and slightly rebellious, like marker or brush lettering scanned from paper. Its roughness reads as expressive and informal rather than polished, adding attitude and a DIY character to headlines and short phrases.
The design appears intended to mimic informal hand-printed lettering with a rugged, inked texture, prioritizing attitude and authenticity over geometric precision. Its condensed presence and heavy color suggest a goal of grabbing attention quickly while maintaining a casual, handcrafted voice.
Uppercase forms tend to feel blocky and poster-like, while lowercase letters keep the same coarse texture and irregularity, maintaining stylistic consistency across cases. Numerals share the same rugged edges and weight, making them feel integrated for display settings.