Print Effa 1 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, comics, invitations, casual, sketchy, playful, rustic, quirky, handmade feel, friendly tone, expressive display, diy character, wiry, spiky, uneven, textured, bouncy.
A wiry, hand-drawn print face with slightly jagged contours and visible stroke wobble that mimics quick pen or brush movement. Strokes stay generally slender with subtle thick–thin shifts, and terminals often taper or end in small hooks, giving letters a scratchy texture. Proportions are loosely controlled: bowls and counters vary in size, curves are imperfect, and spacing is irregular, producing a lively, uneven rhythm. The lowercase shows a small, compact x-height and tall, narrow ascenders/descenders, while figures are simple and handwritten with occasional angular turns.
Best suited to short-to-medium settings where a human, handcrafted voice is desirable—such as headlines, posters, labels, and packaging, as well as informal invitations or comic-style captions. In longer paragraphs it will read as deliberately rough and expressive, so it works most effectively when the goal is character and tone over neutrality.
The overall tone is informal and personable, with a DIY, notebook-like energy. Its bouncy irregularity feels playful and slightly rustic, suggesting spontaneity rather than polish.
This font appears designed to capture the immediacy of hand lettering: imperfect outlines, lively stroke breaks, and irregular spacing that preserve the feel of writing quickly by hand. The intent is to provide an approachable, expressive display-friendly print style that adds personality to otherwise plain text.
Capitals are tall and narrow with occasional sharp apexes and asymmetric joins, while round letters like O and Q remain open and hand-shaped rather than geometrically perfect. The texture becomes more noticeable in longer text, where the uneven stroke edges and variable spacing create a distinctly hand-rendered cadence.