Print Empy 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, apparel, energetic, handmade, gritty, playful, casual, handmade texture, casual display, signage feel, expressive impact, brushy, textured, upright slant, irregular, rounded.
A compact, brush-drawn print with thick strokes and visibly ragged edges that suggest a dry brush or marker on textured paper. Letterforms are slightly slanted and uneven in width, with lively stroke swelling and tapering at terminals rather than crisp geometric finishes. Counters tend to be small and somewhat irregular, and curves are often lumpy or flattened, reinforcing a handmade rhythm. Spacing is loose and variable, with each glyph carrying subtle shape and weight differences that read as intentionally imperfect.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where texture and personality are assets: posters, social graphics, packaging, event promos, album/playlist art, and apparel or sticker-style designs. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but the rough edges and heavy strokes are likely to feel busy at small text sizes.
The overall tone is energetic and informal, with a gritty, street-poster edge. Its rough texture and quick, gestural construction give it a human, spontaneous feel that can read as playful or slightly rebellious depending on color and layout.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-painted or marker-lettered signage while maintaining a readable, unconnected print structure. Its controlled consistency paired with purposeful roughness suggests a display face built to add attitude and motion without needing complex script connections.
Uppercase forms feel blockier and more sign-like, while the lowercase keeps a simple printed construction with minimal complexity, helping the font stay legible despite the heavy texture. Numerals match the same brushy treatment, with soft corners and uneven terminals that keep the set visually consistent.