Print Ekden 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, comics, packaging, headlines, grungy, casual, expressive, edgy, playful, handmade texture, high impact, informal voice, expressive display, brushy, rough, inked, irregular, textured.
A rough, brushy handwritten print with thick, slightly slanted strokes and visibly uneven edges. Letterforms are compact with short extenders and a relatively small x-height, while counters and bowls are loosely shaped and sometimes lopsided, emphasizing a hand-made rhythm. Stroke terminals are blunt or frayed, and curves show wobble and pressure variation, giving the set a raw, inked texture. Overall spacing feels variable, with widths and sidebearings shifting from glyph to glyph in a natural, drawn manner.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, covers, stickers, and headline treatments where texture and personality are assets. It can also work well for playful branding accents, event promos, or comic-style captions, especially when paired with a cleaner text face for longer reading.
The font reads as informal and energetic, with a gritty, DIY attitude. Its irregular stroke texture and slightly hurried construction suggest spontaneity, making it feel expressive and a bit mischievous rather than polished or refined.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush lettering—deliberately imperfect, high-impact, and expressive—capturing the look of painted or marker-drawn signage. Its goal is personality and texture over precision, delivering a bold hand-made voice for display typography.
Uppercase and lowercase share a similar hand-drawn construction, with simplified forms and occasional quirky proportions that add character. Numerals follow the same rough brush treatment, keeping the texture consistent across the set and maintaining strong visibility at display sizes.