Print Elbu 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, packaging, editorial, quirky, handmade, playful, offbeat, storybook, handmade texture, expressive display, quirky personality, themed mood, spiky, textured, uneven, condensed, angular.
A hand-drawn, condensed print face with lively, slightly jittery outlines and modest stroke modulation that suggests a pen or brush dragged with variable pressure. Stems are tall and narrow, counters are small, and curves tend to be slightly pinched, giving many letters an angular, spiky silhouette rather than smooth geometry. Baselines and widths feel intentionally irregular, with noticeable variation in character proportions and sidebearings that creates a bouncy rhythm in text. The lowercase is compact with short ascenders and descenders, and the overall texture is dark and inked with occasional rough edges.
Best suited to headlines, short blurbs, and display settings where a handmade texture is desirable—posters, book covers, themed packaging, and editorial callouts. It can also work for labels or UI accents when you want a distinctive, human note, but the condensed, irregular forms favor larger sizes over long passages.
The tone is informal and characterful, reading as quirky and slightly eerie in a playful way—like a hand-lettered title card or a spooky-story caption. Its uneven rhythm and wiry shapes add personality and motion, making the text feel human, expressive, and a bit mischievous.
The design appears intended to capture a deliberately imperfect hand-lettered look—tall, condensed forms with expressive, slightly rough strokes that prioritize personality and atmosphere over strict regularity. It aims to feel drawn rather than typeset, bringing a narrative, illustrative quality to titles and emphasis text.
In the sample text, capitals stand out prominently as tall, narrow anchors, while lowercase letters maintain a compact presence, producing a strong up-and-down cadence. The numerals and punctuation follow the same hand-drawn logic, keeping the overall voice consistent for display lines and short phrases.