Print Dareh 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: fantasy titles, book covers, game branding, poster headlines, halloween promos, gothic, storybook, whimsical, mystical, hand-inked, expressive display, fantasy mood, hand-lettered look, dramatic titles, spiky, angular, calligraphic, flared, textured.
A narrow, hand-drawn display face with an irregular pen-and-ink rhythm and a noticeably right-leaning, reverse-italic slant. Strokes show medium contrast with sharp tapers, flared terminals, and frequent wedge-like entry/exit strokes that create a thorny silhouette. Letterforms are slightly uneven in baseline and stroke pressure, reinforcing an organic, written feel, while counters remain fairly open for a stylized script. Proportions are tall with a short x-height, and widths vary from glyph to glyph, producing a lively, intermittent texture across words.
Best suited for short to medium display settings where its lively stroke texture and distinctive slant can be appreciated—titles, chapter openers, packaging, and themed posters. It can also work for branding or UI headings in fantasy or adventure contexts, but the irregular handwritten forms are most effective when not set too small or too densely.
The overall tone feels gothic and storybook-like—dramatic, slightly eerie, and playful rather than formal. Its spiky terminals and ink-brushed movement suggest folklore, fantasy, and quirky macabre themes, with enough charm to read as whimsical instead of threatening.
This design appears intended to evoke a hand-lettered, calligraphic fantasy voice with a slightly gothic edge, prioritizing character and atmosphere over typographic neutrality. The varied widths, tapered strokes, and expressive terminals aim to make words feel drawn and performative, like lettering for tales, spells, or theatrical announcements.
Capitals are especially expressive, with exaggerated hooks and angled joints that stand out as initial letters. Numerals follow the same tapered, hand-inked construction, keeping the set visually consistent for headlines and short runs of text.