Print Ilso 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: display, posters, book covers, game titles, packaging, medieval, rustic, storybook, playful, witchy, handmade texture, old-world feel, thematic display, expressive lettering, angular, tapered, wedge-serifed, brushy, jagged.
This font uses lively, hand-drawn letterforms with angular curves and sharp, wedge-like terminals that mimic a broad-pen or brush edge. Strokes show subtle tapering and uneven pressure, creating a slightly jagged silhouette and an irregular baseline rhythm that keeps the texture animated. Capitals are compact and assertive with pointed joins, while lowercase forms are smaller and more calligraphic, with occasional hooked descenders and narrow counters. Figures follow the same drawn-in-ink logic, with simplified shapes and crisp diagonals that match the alphabet’s cut, chiseled feel.
Best suited to display settings where the hand-made texture can be appreciated—titles, headings, posters, and short passages. It also fits themed work such as fantasy or historical packaging, game/UI title treatments, and book covers where a rustic, folkloric voice is desired.
The overall tone feels medieval and folkloric—like a quick, expressive hand used for signs, spells, or story titles. Its crisp points and roughened stroke endings add a slightly mysterious, theatrical edge while still reading as informal and human.
The design appears intended to evoke hand-lettered, old-world signage with a pen-cut look—combining readable print forms with expressive, calligraphic bite. Its controlled irregularities suggest a deliberate attempt to balance legibility with a dramatic, antiquated mood.
The texture is fairly consistent across glyphs, but the natural irregularities in stroke weight and curvature are a key part of the character. Spacing and proportions create a dense, dark color at text sizes, with the sharp terminals contributing to a lively, patterned word shape.