Print Utgud 16 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album covers, gothic, medieval, storybook, old-world, dramatic, period flavor, decorative impact, manuscript feel, title emphasis, blackletter, angular, chiseled, calligraphic, pointed.
A stylized blackletter-inspired design with compact proportions, strong vertical stress, and sharply notched joins. Strokes are heavy and largely monoline in impression, with crisp wedge-like terminals and frequent angular cuts that create a chiseled silhouette. Counters are tight and often partially closed, while bowls and arches show restrained curvature under a dominant straight-and-pointed construction. Spacing appears tight and rhythmic, producing a dense, textural line when set in words and sentences.
Best suited to display typography such as posters, titles, chapter heads, branding marks, and packaging where its dense texture can become a focal point. It can also work for short passages in themed contexts (fantasy, historical, or ceremonial) when set large enough to preserve the sharp interior details.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, with a dramatic, storybook character that evokes old manuscripts and engraved signage. Its dark color and pointed details lend authority and a slightly ominous flair, making it feel theatrical and historically flavored rather than casual.
The design appears intended to translate blackletter calligraphic conventions into a bold, clean digital silhouette with strong texture and immediate period atmosphere. It prioritizes decorative impact and stylistic voice over neutral readability, aiming for a distinctive old-world presence in modern layouts.
Capitals are decorative and emphatic, with distinctive internal cutouts and strong vertical pillars that read well at display sizes. Lowercase maintains the same carved, angular language; several forms rely on narrow apertures that may require generous size or tracking for comfortable reading in longer passages.