Print Fiken 16 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, stickers, packaging, grungy, handmade, energetic, raw, casual, handmade texture, expressive display, casual emphasis, gritty impact, brushy, rough-edged, dry-brush, organic, irregular.
A rough, brush-drawn print style with thick-to-thin stroke modulation and visibly textured, ragged edges. Letters lean subtly backward and show uneven stroke starts and stops, creating a dry-brush feel with occasional blobby terminals. Proportions are compact with a relatively small x-height, while caps feel tall and slightly narrow; widths vary from glyph to glyph, adding an improvised rhythm. Overall spacing reads loose and natural rather than mechanically even, reinforcing the hand-rendered character.
Best suited to short, bold lines of text such as posters, flyers, headlines, album/cover treatments, and punchy packaging or label moments where texture is an asset. It can work for subheads or pull quotes when set with generous leading and tracking to keep the rough edges from visually clumping.
The font conveys an informal, gritty attitude—like quick marker or brush lettering made for impact rather than polish. Its backward slant and rough texture give it a slightly rebellious, street-poster energy, while the simple printed forms keep it approachable and readable at display sizes.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, expressive brush lettering in an unconnected print style, prioritizing texture and spontaneity over geometric regularity. Its controlled legibility paired with deliberate roughness suggests a display font meant to add attitude and human presence to modern layouts.
Curves are often slightly angular and flattened, and joins can look pinched or over-inked, which heightens the handmade realism. Numerals match the same brushy construction and irregular weight distribution, helping mixed alphanumeric settings feel consistent.