Print Utgap 11 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, branding, playful, handmade, quirky, storybook, retro, expressiveness, handmade feel, compact impact, vintage flavor, tall, condensed, bouncy, inked, soft-serifs.
A tall, tightly set, hand-drawn print face with compact proportions and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Strokes are heavy and ink-like, with subtly irregular edges and gentle swelling that gives the letters a drawn-by-hand feel while staying consistently constructed. Forms are narrow with small, softened serif-like terminals and occasional spur details, producing a vertical, poster-ready texture. Counters are relatively tight and apertures are modest, creating dense, punchy word shapes at display sizes.
Best suited for headlines and short blocks of text where its condensed, bold presence can create strong impact—posters, packaging labels, book covers, and distinctive branding. It can also work for pull quotes or subheads when ample line spacing is used to avoid a crowded texture.
The overall tone feels friendly and characterful, mixing a vintage sign/print sensibility with an informal, handmade charm. Its narrow, towering silhouettes read as expressive and slightly eccentric, lending a whimsical, storybook personality without becoming messy or overly casual.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, attention-grabbing display voice that feels hand-printed rather than mechanically set. Its consistent narrow build and subtle irregularities suggest a goal of combining readability with a charming, artisanal imprint for expressive editorial and promotional typography.
Uppercase characters show strong vertical emphasis and compact internal spaces, while the lowercase keeps a steady x-height and maintains the same narrow, inked construction. Numerals follow the same condensed, drawn rhythm, with rounded turns and occasional tapering that reinforces the handcrafted texture.