Print Eggap 8 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, labels, quirky, handmade, playful, offbeat, rustic, handmade feel, expressiveness, informality, texture, inked, wiry, jagged, spiky, uneven.
A wiry, hand-drawn print face with irregular stroke edges and subtly wavering verticals that suggest pen or brush pressure. Forms are compact and often tall, with narrow bowls and tight apertures, while spacing varies from glyph to glyph for a lively, uneven rhythm. Terminals frequently taper or flare, and curves show slight angularity, giving counters a hand-cut, imperfect geometry. Overall texture is light and scratchy, with small inconsistencies in alignment and width that reinforce the drawn character.
Works best at display sizes where its rough edges and irregular rhythm can be appreciated—posters, titles, packaging, labels, and cover typography. It can also add personality to short blurbs or pull quotes, but the intentionally uneven spacing and small x-height make it less suited to long-form reading at small sizes.
The font conveys a quirky, homemade tone—casual and a bit mischievous rather than polished or formal. Its uneven rhythm and sharp, inky details create an offbeat energy that feels crafty, personal, and slightly spooky in a playful way.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, inked lettering with a deliberate lack of mechanical regularity. Its goal is to provide a distinctive, characterful print style that feels human-made and expressive, prioritizing personality and texture over typographic neutrality.
Uppercase letters read as tall and spindly, while lowercase adds extra bounce through varied ascenders/descenders and occasionally narrow, pinched bowls. Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic, with simple silhouettes and gently irregular curves, keeping the overall voice consistent across alphanumerics.