Print Igvi 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, children’s media, event flyers, playful, quirky, handcrafted, whimsical, rustic, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, organic texture, playful tone, brushy, angular, irregular, bouncy, lively.
A lively hand-drawn print face with chunky, brush-like strokes and crisp, wedgey terminals. Letterforms lean subtly in a reverse-italic direction and show purposeful irregularities in width, curves, and joins, creating an animated rhythm across words. Counters are compact and occasionally pinched, while curves and diagonals end in pointed, cut-in strokes that read like a felt-tip or brush pen lifted from the page. Overall spacing feels energetic rather than mechanical, with a slightly uneven baseline and varied character widths that reinforce the handmade look.
Well-suited for attention-grabbing display use such as posters, event flyers, playful packaging, and expressive headlines. It can also work for book covers or short blurbs where a handcrafted, characterful voice is desired, while longer passages benefit from larger sizes and generous spacing.
The tone is informal and mischievous, with a storybook, craft-market charm. Its jagged flicks and bouncy proportions give it a spirited, slightly spooky-fun personality that can feel playful, rustic, and a bit eccentric without becoming illegible.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident hand lettering with brushy weight and sharp, carved terminals, prioritizing personality and motion over geometric uniformity. It aims to deliver a distinctive, handcrafted texture that feels lively and approachable in display settings.
In the sample text, the texture is strong and highly present, with distinctive silhouettes that make short words and headlines stand out. The angular finishing strokes and variable letter widths create visible movement in paragraphs, so it reads best when allowed some breathing room in tracking and line spacing.