Print Esvu 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, social graphics, energetic, expressive, raw, casual, punchy, handmade feel, visual impact, motion, texture, brushy, textured, angular, dry-brush, high-velocity.
A fast, brush-pen style with irregular, textured strokes and a noticeable rightward slant. Letterforms are built from wedge-like terminals and sharp direction changes, with pressure variation that creates chunky stems and tapered flicks. Spacing feels lively and slightly uneven, reinforcing a hand-drawn rhythm; counters are often small and shapes can be compact, especially in lowercase. Overall proportions lean wide and dynamic in the caps, while lowercase is shorter and more compact, giving mixed-case text a strongly gestural silhouette.
Best suited to display settings where texture and motion are an asset: posters, covers, branding accents, packaging callouts, and social or editorial graphics. It performs especially well in short phrases, titles, and punchy statements where the irregular brush detail can be appreciated; for long passages, larger sizes and generous line spacing help maintain clarity.
The tone is bold and spontaneous, like hand-lettering made in one confident pass. It reads as informal and expressive, with a slightly gritty, street-poster energy rather than polished calligraphy. The texture and angularity add urgency and attitude, making it feel assertive and attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident marker or brush lettering with a deliberately imperfect, textured finish. Its goal is to deliver impact and personality, prioritizing expressive stroke character and momentum over strict geometric regularity.
Distinctive brush breaks and rough edges are consistent across the set, creating a cohesive “dry ink” texture. Diagonals and pointed joins dominate, and the slant contributes to forward motion in longer lines. Numerals match the same brush logic, keeping headlines and short callouts visually unified.