Print Ihler 3 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, signage, playful, retro, lively, casual, bold, handmade feel, display impact, friendly tone, motion energy, brushy, slanted, chunky, bouncy, rounded.
A lively, brush-like italic with chunky strokes and rounded, slightly wedge-shaped terminals. Letters lean forward with a springy baseline rhythm and subtly irregular curves that keep it feeling hand-made while staying consistent across the set. Counters are compact and many joins look sculpted rather than geometric, giving the alphabet a soft, inked silhouette. Uppercase forms are broad and expressive, while lowercase shows a compact x-height with prominent ascenders and descenders that add vertical energy.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing copy such as posters, event promos, product packaging, menu headings, and logo wordmarks where its energetic slant can carry personality. It can also work for punchy pull quotes or badges when given generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is upbeat and informal, with a retro display flavor that feels energetic and personable. Its brushy slant and bold silhouettes suggest motion and spontaneity, making text read like enthusiastic signage rather than formal typography.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-drawn brush lettering in a bold, forward-leaning style, prioritizing personality and impact over quiet neutrality. Its broad, sculpted forms aim to stay readable at display sizes while retaining a casual, crafted character.
In the sample text, the heavy, slanted shapes create strong word silhouettes and a rhythmic texture, but dense settings can look dark due to the compact counters and thick joins. Numerals match the same spirited, painted feel, with simplified, rounded forms suited to headline use.