Print Oblim 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, headlines, event flyers, rugged, playful, handmade, spooky, rustic, handmade feel, distressed texture, expressive display, poster impact, textured, wobbly, inky, organic, irregular.
A bold, hand-drawn print face with heavy, brushy strokes and intentionally uneven contours. Letterforms are upright with a slightly wobbly baseline and inconsistent sidebearings, giving lines a lively, irregular rhythm. Many strokes show a dry-brush texture—ragged edges, small nicks, and occasional interior voids—creating strong figure/ground contrast and a stamped-ink feel. Counters tend to be compact and sometimes asymmetrical, while terminals vary between blunt, tapered, and softly flared, reinforcing the handmade character.
Best suited to display settings where texture and personality are an asset: posters, event flyers, craft branding, packaging, and book or album covers. It can work for short subheads or pull quotes, but the distressed edges and irregular spacing are more effective at medium-to-large sizes than in dense, small text.
The overall tone is expressive and gritty, balancing playful informality with a slightly eerie, distressed edge. It reads as casual and craft-like rather than polished, with an energetic, imperfect charm that suggests hand lettering on posters or props.
The design appears intended to mimic bold hand-painted or marker-drawn lettering, preserving irregular stroke edges and spacing to communicate authenticity and immediacy. Its visual system prioritizes character and tactile texture over typographic precision, aiming for a strong, attention-grabbing presence.
Uppercase shapes are chunky and assertive, while lowercase remains simple and printlike rather than cursive, helping maintain clarity despite the texture. Numerals and key letters show noticeable per-glyph variation in stroke width and edge quality, which adds personality but can introduce visual noise at smaller sizes. The texture is strong enough to become a defining feature in headlines and short bursts of text.