Print Faked 9 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, streetwear, event promos, grunge, energetic, handmade, raw, edgy, impact, handmade texture, street poster, expressiveness, informality, brushy, rough, jagged, inked, expressive.
An expressive brush-printed face with rugged, dry-brush edges and visibly uneven stroke boundaries that create a distressed silhouette. Letterforms lean forward with a quick, gestural rhythm, mixing broad strokes and tapered terminals for a lively, ink-on-paper feel. Proportions are compact and slightly condensed, with irregular widths and occasional overshoots that emphasize hand-drawn spontaneity while keeping a consistent baseline presence. Counters are often tight and shapes are simplified, favoring punchy texture over precision.
Best suited to display settings where texture and attitude are an asset—posters, headlines, packaging accents, album/playlist artwork, and apparel graphics. It works well for short phrases, titles, and callouts, especially when paired with a calmer companion for body text.
The overall tone is urgent and gritty, like hand-painted signage or marker lettering used for impact. Its rough texture reads as rebellious and energetic, with an informal, human quality that feels more like a shout than a whisper.
The design appears intended to capture fast, hand-rendered brush lettering in a printable, repeatable form—prioritizing impact, motion, and tactile ink texture over smooth, geometric consistency.
Texture is a defining feature: edges look frayed and broken in places, and stroke joins can appear angular or scraped, producing strong visual noise at small sizes. The digits and capitals carry the same brush energy, supporting attention-grabbing numerals and short bursts of copy.