Print Golap 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, craft branding, headlines, quirky, handmade, playful, casual, folksy, handmade feel, casual voice, expressive texture, compact headlines, brushy, jagged, inked, condensed, irregular.
This font uses a hand-drawn print style with narrow, slightly uneven letterforms and visibly organic stroke edges. Strokes look like they were made with a brush or marker, creating subtle swelling and tapering along stems and terminals rather than crisp, mechanical curves. The proportions are tall and condensed, with compact counters and a relatively small lowercase body, while ascenders and descenders feel prominent. Overall spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, giving lines a lively, irregular rhythm that still remains legible at display sizes.
It works best for short-to-medium display text where a handmade voice is desired—posters, book or album covers, packaging, and branding for craft, indie, or informal concepts. The condensed forms help fit longer words into tight spaces, making it useful for headlines and subheads, while extended body copy may feel busy due to the rough edges and variable rhythm.
The overall tone is informal and characterful, with a quirky, slightly scruffy energy that feels human and spontaneous. Its condensed, upright stance keeps it readable, while the roughness and inconsistency add charm and a sense of handmade authenticity.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, hand-inked lettering with a brushy texture and personable irregularity, delivering an approachable, DIY aesthetic without connecting strokes. It prioritizes character and expressive texture over typographic neutrality or highly even repetition.
Uppercase shapes tend to be narrow and vertical with simplified construction, while lowercase forms show more personality through uneven joins and varied terminal shapes. Numerals follow the same brushed, hand-inked logic, with simple silhouettes and occasional wobble that reinforces the casual, drawn-by-hand look.