Print Elmi 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, greeting cards, social graphics, casual, expressive, handmade, playful, rustic, hand-lettered feel, informal voice, human texture, energetic emphasis, brushy, textured, rough, inked, lively.
A lively hand-drawn print with brush-pen texture and visibly irregular edges. Strokes show medium contrast with quick tapers and occasional blobs where the “ink” pools, creating a dry-brush, slightly scratchy perimeter. Letterforms lean consistently and vary in width from glyph to glyph, with open counters and simplified construction that keeps shapes readable while preserving a spontaneous rhythm. Spacing feels organic rather than strictly engineered, and terminals often end in soft hooks or flicks that reinforce the handwritten motion.
This font suits short-to-medium text where personality matters more than typographic neutrality—posters, event titles, packaging callouts, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or informal editorial accents, especially at sizes large enough to let the brush texture read clearly.
The overall tone is casual and personable, like a quick note written with a marker or brush pen. Its imperfect outlines and energetic slant add warmth and immediacy, giving text an approachable, slightly rustic character that feels human and informal.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand lettering—quick, slightly messy, and expressive—while remaining legible across a full alphanumeric set. Its controlled slant and consistent texture suggest a deliberate effort to balance spontaneity with usable, repeatable forms.
Uppercase characters are assertive and gestural, while lowercase forms stay compact with a relatively small body height and prominent ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same drawn logic, with uneven stroke endings that match the letter texture and keep the set visually cohesive.