Print Essa 6 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social media, album art, expressive, casual, energetic, artistic, playful, handmade feel, fast lettering, high impact, informal tone, brushy, textured, slanted, jagged, organic.
An expressive handwritten print with a consistent forward slant and brush-like construction. Strokes show visible texture and rough edges, with occasional sharp terminals that suggest a dry-brush or marker feel. Letterforms are compact and tightly set, with lively irregularities in width and stroke endings that keep the rhythm human and spontaneous. The lowercase is small relative to the capitals, and counters are often narrow, giving words a dense, fast-written silhouette.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, covers, packaging callouts, social graphics, and punchy branding moments. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers where a handmade, high-energy voice is desired, especially at medium to large sizes where the texture can be appreciated.
The overall tone is informal and energetic, like quick headline lettering made with a confident hand. Its slightly rugged texture reads as handcrafted and personable, leaning more streetwise and sketchbook-like than polished or formal.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, bold hand lettering with a brushy tool, preserving natural variation and edge texture for authenticity. Its narrow, slanted forms and compact proportions aim to deliver impact in limited space while keeping an informal, human character.
The character set shows deliberate variation between capitals and lowercase, with distinctive, simplified shapes that prioritize motion over symmetry. Numerals follow the same gestural logic, maintaining the brushy texture and slanted stance for a cohesive look in mixed text.