Print Etso 1 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, horror titles, album covers, event flyers, grunge, horror, punk, comic, handmade, distressed impact, handmade texture, edgy branding, poster punch, rough, ragged, jagged, brushy, angular.
A very heavy, hand-drawn display face with sharply cut, angular silhouettes and aggressively irregular edges. Strokes look brushy and torn, with frequent spikes, notches, and frayed terminals that create a distressed outline rather than a smooth contour. Counters are often small and wedge-like, and many forms lean toward diamond or blade-shaped geometry, giving the alphabet a chiseled, stencil-like feel without strict repetition. Widths and internal shapes vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, producing an intentionally uneven rhythm that stays legible at larger sizes.
Best suited to high-impact display work such as posters, headlines, album or mixtape covers, horror or thriller titling, and edgy event flyers. It can also work for short pull quotes or branding marks where a rough, aggressive texture is desirable, but it’s less appropriate for extended text or small UI sizes due to the dense weight and distressed detailing.
The overall tone is raw and confrontational, with a gritty, handmade energy that reads as rebellious and dark. Its jagged texture and sharp angles evoke punk flyers, horror titles, and B-movie poster lettering, while still maintaining a playful, comic-book immediacy.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, forceful hand-lettering with a deliberately weathered finish, prioritizing attitude and texture over uniformity. Its jagged brush-cut shapes and compact counters suggest a goal of delivering immediate impact and a gritty, street-poster aesthetic.
The distressed perimeter is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, so the texture becomes a primary visual feature. The sharp joins and narrow counters can fill in at small sizes, making this style most convincing when allowed room to breathe.