Print Fidij 5 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, album art, brushy, energetic, casual, expressive, streetwise, expressiveness, handmade feel, attention grab, urban edge, headline impact, dry brush, angled, rough edged, gestural, hand-inked.
A lively brush-lettered face with a pronounced rightward slant and compact, tightly set proportions. Strokes show dry-brush texture and frayed edges, with pressure-driven modulation that creates sharp tapers, occasional ink blobs, and slightly uneven terminals. Forms are simplified and punchy rather than calligraphically refined, with open counters and brisk diagonals that keep the rhythm moving. Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent gestural logic, while numerals follow the same brisk, hand-painted construction.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, event promotion, packaging callouts, album/cover titles, and brand marks that want an energetic hand-made feel. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers where texture and motion are desirable, especially when set with ample whitespace.
The overall tone is bold and spontaneous, like quick signage or a marker-and-brush headline. Its rough texture and fast rhythm suggest urgency, confidence, and an informal, human presence rather than polish or restraint.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick brush lettering—expressive, imperfect, and strongly directional—optimized for attention-grabbing display typography rather than extended reading.
Letterspacing appears comfortable for display use, and the texture becomes a defining feature at larger sizes. The narrow build and angled stress make vertical strokes feel compressed, while diagonals and curves carry much of the expression.