Print Hemey 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, signage, storybook, medieval, playful, rustic, whimsical, expressive display, thematic branding, handmade texture, period flavor, blackletter-leaning, flared, angular, chiseled, inked.
This typeface uses chunky, tapered strokes with a subtly chiseled feel and frequent flared terminals. Letterforms mix rounded bowls with angular joins, producing a slightly irregular, hand-drawn rhythm while remaining consistent in overall weight and spacing. Counters are compact and often asymmetrical, and many glyphs show wedge-like cuts or notches that echo pen- or brush-made turns. The lowercase is compact with a modest x-height and short extenders, while capitals are tall and assertive; figures follow the same bold, sculpted construction.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, and themed signage where a bold, characterful voice is needed. It can work for short passages in larger sizes, but the compact counters and decorative terminals suggest using it sparingly for maximum impact.
The overall tone feels like informal blackletter filtered through a friendly, illustrative sensibility—evoking storybook titles, fantasy signage, and old-world craft. Its energetic curves and sharpened terminals add character and motion, reading as decorative and expressive rather than strictly formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive, handcrafted display voice that hints at historic or gothic letterforms without becoming rigidly calligraphic. It emphasizes personality, texture, and silhouette for branding and titling scenarios where atmosphere matters as much as legibility.
Texture is created by consistent tapering and directional stress, with occasional quirky details (notched strokes, curved diagonals, and unevenly weighted joins) that reinforce a drawn-by-hand impression. The sample text shows strong presence at display sizes, where the angular cuts and terminal flares become a defining feature.