Print Yalen 4 is a bold, normal width, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social media, headlines, energetic, expressive, casual, brushy, dynamic, handmade feel, high impact, fast lettering, informal voice, textured texture, dry brush, textured, slanted, gestural, edgy.
A slanted, brush-driven script with a dry, textured edge and strong stroke modulation. Letterforms show quick, gestural construction with tapered entries and exits, occasional ink drag, and slightly irregular contours that mimic marker or brush-on-paper behavior. Spacing is compact but lively, with widths and internal counters varying from glyph to glyph, creating a hand-made rhythm rather than a rigid, typographic grid. The overall silhouette is punchy and dark, with sharp terminals and a forward-leaning momentum.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where texture and motion are assets, such as posters, packaging callouts, brand marks, social media graphics, and punchy headlines. It can also work for pull quotes and section headers when you want a bold, hand-rendered accent, but the rough stroke texture suggests avoiding very small sizes or dense, long-form text.
The font conveys an energetic, informal attitude—confident, spontaneous, and a bit gritty. Its brush texture and brisk slant give it a streetwise, sporty feel that reads as human and immediate rather than polished or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of fast brush lettering—high-impact, slightly rough, and visually rhythmic—while keeping enough structure for quick recognition in promotional and editorial display use.
Uppercase forms are simplified and brisk, while lowercase characters lean toward cursive-like movement without fully connecting, helping it stay readable while retaining a handwritten snap. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with angled stress and textured curves that keep them visually consistent with the letters.