Print Etba 16 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids media, stickers, playful, handmade, chunky, quirky, comic, handmade feel, comic tone, bold impact, casual charm, textured, rounded, stumpy, blobby, irregular.
A heavy, compact hand-drawn print with thick strokes and softly rounded forms. Edges are intentionally irregular, with slight wobble and brush-like texture that creates a stamped, cutout feel. Counters are generally small and sometimes asymmetrical, and terminals tend to be blunt rather than sharp, producing a solid, blocky silhouette. Overall spacing and widths vary modestly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, human rhythm.
This font is best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, cover art, social graphics, packaging callouts, and playful branding. It also works well for children’s materials, comics, and craft-themed designs where an intentionally imperfect, handmade look is desirable. For readability, it performs best at display sizes with comfortable line spacing.
The tone is friendly and mischievous, leaning toward cartoon and craft aesthetics. Its roughened outlines and compact shapes suggest approachability and humor rather than polish or restraint, making it feel energetic and casual.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of marker or brush lettering while keeping letterforms simple and consistent enough for energetic display typography. The irregular contouring and compact proportions prioritize personality and visual punch over refinement.
The uppercase and lowercase share a consistent, chunky construction, and the figures match the same bold, hand-rendered color. The texture is strong enough to read as deliberately distressed at larger sizes, while the tight interior spaces can visually fill in when set too small or in dense paragraphs.