Print Gyrup 9 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event flyers, kids branding, playful, spooky, quirky, handmade, casual, expressiveness, handmade feel, attention grabbing, playfulness, brushy, wobbly, cartoonish, condensed, irregular.
A hand-drawn, condensed print style with thick, brush-like strokes and subtly uneven contours. Forms are tall and narrow with lively variation in stroke width and tapering terminals, creating a slightly wobbly baseline rhythm. Counters are compact and often asymmetrical, and many curves feel squeezed vertically, enhancing the tight, upright silhouette. Overall spacing is somewhat irregular, reinforcing the marker/brush construction and informal consistency across the set.
Best suited to short display copy such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and event or party flyers where a handmade tone is desired. It can also work for children’s or novelty branding and seasonal graphics (especially Halloween-style themes), but the condensed proportions and irregular rhythm make it less ideal for long passages at small sizes.
The letterforms feel mischievous and high-energy, with a lightly eerie, storybook edge. Its tight, tall shapes and inky brush texture suggest a handcrafted voice that reads as playful rather than formal, lending itself to expressive, characterful messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of quick brush lettering in a condensed, high-impact display form. Its controlled set of irregularities and strong verticality aim to provide personality and energy while staying legible in punchy titles and slogans.
The numerals and capitals match the same condensed, hand-rendered logic, with noticeable stroke taper and occasional hooked or flared terminals. The texture remains consistently “inked,” and the narrow proportions help maintain impact at display sizes where the irregularities become a feature.