Print Hekaf 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event flyers, kids branding, playful, quirky, spooky, cartoon, handmade, expressiveness, handmade texture, attention grabbing, seasonal mood, rough, choppy, wobbly, brushy, inked.
A chunky, hand-drawn display face with irregular, brush-like strokes and visibly torn or chiseled-looking terminals. Letterforms lean slightly back and vary in width, giving the line a lively, uneven rhythm. Counters are generally open and round, with occasional notches and wobble along curves; joins and intersections look quickly drawn rather than mechanically constructed. The overall texture is dense and inky, with inconsistent edge sharpness that reads like a marker or dry brush on paper.
Best suited for short text where personality matters: posters, flyers, covers, and punchy headlines. The bold silhouette and textured edges work well for playful branding, party or seasonal promotions, and packaging where a handmade, slightly spooky flavor is desired. For longer passages, it will read most comfortably at larger sizes with generous spacing.
The tone is mischievous and offbeat, with a slightly eerie, Halloween-adjacent energy created by the jagged edges and unpredictable shapes. It feels casual and expressive rather than polished, projecting a fun, DIY character that can swing from playful to spooky depending on color and layout.
The design appears intended to capture an energetic, hand-rendered look with controlled inconsistency—prioritizing character, texture, and a comic-horror vibe over typographic uniformity. Its back-leaning stance and irregular stroke endings suggest a deliberate effort to feel animated and human.
Uppercase and lowercase maintain a consistent hand-rendered logic, but intentionally avoid strict repetition—similar shapes (like bowls and rounds) shift subtly from glyph to glyph. Numerals match the same rough, chunky language and hold up as display figures, especially at larger sizes where the texture becomes a feature.