Print Iknip 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social media, album art, energetic, casual, handmade, edgy, playful, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, casual voice, high impact, brushy, angular, scratchy, dry brush, irregular.
A lively hand-drawn print with brush-like strokes and an intentionally irregular rhythm. Letters are tall and compact with narrow bodies, quick curves, and frequent angular turns, while stroke terminals often taper or fray like a dry brush. The line work shows noticeable variation in stroke pressure and edge texture, producing a slightly scratchy, marker-and-brush feel. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the spontaneous, handwritten character while staying legible in short bursts of text.
This font performs best in display roles where its brush texture and irregular cadence can be appreciated—posters, covers, packaging callouts, social graphics, and short headings. It can also work for emphasis in quotes or subheads, but the textured strokes and tight proportions make it less suited to long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is informal and high-energy, with a slightly rebellious, street-poster attitude. Its uneven edges and brisk letterforms read as expressive and human rather than polished, giving headlines a conversational, punchy voice.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered brush writing in a clean, unconnected print style, prioritizing personality and motion over typographic uniformity. Its narrow, upright stance and dry-brush edges suggest a goal of delivering bold, expressive titles that feel personal and handmade.
Uppercase forms tend to be more gestural and dramatic, while lowercase letters keep a simplified, note-like construction that enhances the hand-rendered look. Numerals follow the same brisk brush logic, with quick diagonals and tapered ends that keep them visually consistent with the alphabet.