Print Emse 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, album covers, stickers, playful, energetic, casual, rugged, handmade, handmade feel, high impact, casual branding, expressive display, ink texture, brushy, textured, chunky, bouncy, organic.
A chunky brush-drawn print with irregular stroke edges and visible texture, as if made with a loaded marker or dry brush. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning with a lively baseline and slightly uneven proportions, creating a natural hand-rendered rhythm. Terminals are blunt and often tapered, counters are relatively tight, and curves look pressure-shaped rather than geometrically perfect, giving the alphabet a spontaneous, inked feel.
Best suited for display settings where texture and personality are desirable—posters, packaging, social graphics, album/playlist artwork, and casual branding. It also works for short callouts or pull quotes, but the heavy texture and lively irregularity can become tiring in long passages at smaller sizes.
The tone is informal and spirited, with a friendly, slightly gritty energy that reads like quick hand-lettering. It feels expressive and approachable—more street-poster and notebook headline than polished corporate typography.
The design appears intended to capture fast, confident brush lettering in a reusable font: strong, compact shapes with intentionally imperfect edges for authenticity and impact. It prioritizes expressive presence and a hand-made look over strict regularity and typographic neutrality.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent brush logic, but each glyph retains small idiosyncrasies that enhance the handmade character. Numerals are equally bold and simplified, matching the rounded, brushy silhouette and keeping strong presence in short bursts of text.