Print Igje 12 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, game titles, halloween, playful, quirky, handmade, spooky, retro, hand-lettered feel, thematic display, expressive texture, high impact, angular, spiky, chiseled, brushy, jaunty.
A lively, hand-drawn display face with angular, tapering strokes and sharp wedge-like terminals. The letterforms lean with an energetic, slightly backward slant and show irregular stroke rhythm, giving a carved/brush-cut feel. Counters are small and uneven, curves are often faceted rather than smooth, and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, creating a restless, animated texture across lines. Numerals and capitals share the same jagged, gestural construction, with occasional hooky joins and pointed serifs-like flicks.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and entertainment-oriented branding. It works well for themed designs—especially spooky, fantastical, or retro-informal—where character and texture matter more than long-form readability.
The overall tone is mischievous and slightly eerie, like quick marker lettering for a Halloween flyer or a pulp-comic title. Its rough-hewn angles and bouncing baseline convey personality, motion, and a sense of handmade spontaneity rather than polish or formality.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident hand lettering with a cut-brush or chisel-tip character, emphasizing dramatic silhouettes, pointed terminals, and an animated slant. Its construction prioritizes expressive personality and thematic impact in display use.
In text, the dense black shapes and tight internal spaces make it read best at larger sizes, where the distinctive terminals and quirky silhouettes are easier to distinguish. The irregular spacing and varied character widths contribute to an intentionally unruly rhythm that feels expressive and illustrative.