Print Gyror 5 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, labels, book covers, quirky, playful, folksy, retro, handmade, handmade feel, display impact, retro charm, informal voice, condensed, chunky, inked, wobbly, irregular.
A condensed, heavy display face with hand-drawn construction and visibly irregular outlines. Strokes are thick with slight wobble, producing a stamped or inked look; terminals often feel blunt with occasional soft rounding. Counters are compact and sometimes asymmetric, and curves (like in C, O, S) appear slightly pinched or lumpy rather than perfectly geometric. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving the alphabet an uneven rhythm that reads intentional and illustrative, while remaining clear at display sizes.
Well-suited for headlines and short bursts of copy where personality matters: posters, packaging, labels, menu headings, book covers, and social graphics. It can also work for playful signage or branding accents, particularly when you want a handmade, slightly roughened impression.
The overall tone is informal and characterful, with a mischievous, vintage craft energy. It feels like lettering from a handmade poster or a playful label—confident and loud, but not polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered print in a condensed, high-impact form. Its controlled consistency keeps it legible, while the purposeful imperfections add warmth and an artisanal, screen-printed sensibility.
The narrow set width and strong black presence create high impact in short phrases. Because of the deliberately uneven contours and tight interior spaces, the face tends to look best when given breathing room in tracking and line spacing, especially in longer lines of text.