Print Ekbej 1 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, album art, headlines, stickers, grunge, playful, rough, handmade, casual, handmade feel, diy edge, tactile texture, casual impact, dry-brush, textured, chunky, blunt, uneven.
A chunky handwritten print face with heavy, dry-brush texture and visibly irregular stroke edges. Forms are mostly upright with rounded corners and blunt terminals, and the stroke weight stays broadly consistent while the outline wobbles, creating a stamped/painted feel. Counters are generally open and simple, with slightly uneven proportions and spacing that reinforce the hand-drawn rhythm. Uppercase shapes are compact and sturdy, while lowercase remains clear and readable with modest variation in width from letter to letter.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where texture and personality are desired—posters, packaging, album/cover art, stickers, social graphics, and casual branding. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when you want a handmade, grungy emphasis.
The overall tone is informal and energetic, with a scruffy, handcrafted attitude. Its rough edges and inky texture evoke DIY signage, zines, and street-postering aesthetics, reading as friendly rather than formal.
The design appears intended to simulate quick, confident hand lettering made with a loaded marker or dry brush, prioritizing tactile texture and character over geometric precision. It aims to provide an instant DIY, human feel for attention-grabbing display settings.
The distressed perimeter and small interior notches are prominent at text sizes, giving words a lively, imperfect silhouette. Numerals match the same brushy construction, keeping a cohesive voice across letters and figures.