Print Elby 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, labels, headlines, casual, hand-drawn, quirky, rustic, lively, handmade feel, expressive display, rustic texture, informal voice, brushy, textured, uneven, compressed, spiky.
A hand-drawn print with narrow proportions, lightly slanted posture, and a lively, irregular rhythm. Strokes read like a dry brush or marker, with textured edges, small bulges, and occasional tapering that creates a subtly calligraphic feel without connecting letters. Capitals are tall and relatively condensed, while lowercase forms show a short mid-zone with long ascenders and descenders; counters are compact and often slightly pinched. Overall spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, written-on-paper character.
Best suited to display settings where texture and personality are desirable, such as posters, book covers, album art, craft packaging, labels, and short headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or brief subheads, but the rough edges and variable rhythm are most effective at larger sizes.
The tone is informal and expressive, balancing a slightly eerie, storybook roughness with playful energy. Its uneven stroke texture and angular turns add a handmade grit that feels artisanal rather than polished, giving text a personable, offbeat voice.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, expressive hand lettering with a dry-brush texture and an intentionally imperfect finish. Its condensed, slightly slanted forms and animated stroke behavior prioritize character and tone over strict uniformity, aiming for a handmade, human presence in display typography.
Round letters like O and Q are drawn with imperfect, wobbly outlines, and many joins end in pointed or blunt terminals that enhance the scratchy texture. Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic, with simple shapes and noticeable variation in stroke finish and alignment.