Print Igpu 5 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, event flyers, playful, storybook, handmade, quirky, retro, expressiveness, whimsy, vintage flavor, handmade feel, headline impact, flared, brushy, swashy, angular, chunky.
A lively display face with hand-drawn, brush-like construction and crisp, wedge-shaped terminals. Strokes are heavy and sculpted with noticeable thick–thin shifts, producing a chiseled silhouette and lively rhythm. Many letters lean slightly backward and show subtle waviness in stems, with irregular, calligraphic joins and occasional pointed spur details. Counters are compact and rounded, spacing is somewhat uneven in a natural way, and character widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the informal, drawn-on feel.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, poster titling, packaging labels, and book or game covers where personality is the priority. It can also work for logos and signage when used at larger sizes, where the sharp terminals and hand-made irregularities remain clear.
The overall tone is mischievous and whimsical, evoking storybook headings, vintage novelty lettering, and crafty handmade signage. Its energetic shapes and dramatic terminals give it a theatrical, slightly gothic-fairytale flavor without becoming formal or austere.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, characterful handwritten print look that feels crafted and slightly theatrical. Its flared terminals, rhythmic thick–thin modeling, and backward-leaning stance suggest an emphasis on expressive display typography over text neutrality.
Uppercase forms feel emblematic and attention-grabbing, while the lowercase keeps a bouncy, informal texture that reads as intentionally imperfect rather than mechanical. Numerals follow the same carved/brushy logic, with expressive curves and pointed ends that keep them consistent in headlines and short callouts.