Print Ekney 7 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, event flyers, merchandise, playful, grunge, energetic, casual, edgy, handmade feel, raw texture, display impact, informal tone, brushy, inky, rough, angular, chunky.
A heavy, brush-marker style print with irregular, hand-drawn contours and visibly uneven stroke edges. Forms are chunky and slightly compressed in some letters, with frequent wedge-like terminals, occasional spur flicks, and a lively baseline that wanders subtly. Counters tend to be small and irregular, and joins often look carved or notched, reinforcing an inky, textured silhouette rather than clean geometry. Overall spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a rhythmic, handmade cadence.
Best suited to short, bold applications such as posters, headlines, social graphics, album/playlist art, and event flyers where texture and personality are desired. It can also work for packaging callouts or merchandise graphics when you want a hand-made, gritty emphasis rather than a neutral text face.
The tone is informal and high-energy, with a gritty, streetwise feel that reads as expressive rather than polished. It suggests quick sign lettering, poster scribbles, or an intentionally raw, DIY attitude—playful, slightly mischievous, and attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident hand lettering made with a broad brush or marker, prioritizing character, spontaneity, and impact over typographic regularity. Its irregularity and ink-like edges are leveraged to create an expressive display voice that feels human and immediate.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent brush-drawn voice, with simplified structures and occasional quirky details (notably in diagonals and curves) that keep words visually animated. The weight and rough edges make it most effective when set with ample breathing room, as tight settings can darken quickly.