Print Ekgur 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, book covers, headlines, packaging, grunge, handmade, raw, punk, spooky, distressed feel, hand-drawn look, high impact, edgy tone, rough, ragged, inked, textured, organic.
This typeface has heavy, brush-like strokes with noticeably ragged, uneven edges that create a torn-ink silhouette. Letterforms are mostly upright with compact proportions and tight interior counters, producing a dense, dark texture on the line. Stroke endings often look blunted or frayed rather than cleanly tapered, and curves are slightly angular, as if painted quickly with a dry brush. Overall spacing feels irregular in a natural way, with small variations in width and shape that reinforce the hand-drawn character.
It works best for short, high-impact text such as posters, cover titles, event promos, and branding moments that want a distressed, handmade voice. The dense strokes and rugged edges also suit horror, punk, or grunge aesthetics in packaging and merch. For readability, it’s most effective in display sizes rather than extended body copy.
The font conveys a gritty, rebellious energy with a handmade immediacy. Its distressed, inky texture gives it a horror-leaning or underground zine tone, suggesting something raw, intense, and slightly menacing. The overall mood is expressive rather than refined, prioritizing attitude and impact.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, hand-painted lettering with a dry-brush or worn-marker texture. Its purpose is to inject grit and personality into headlines, using irregular contours and dense strokes to create a bold, distressed presence.
The rough perimeter texture is a constant feature across caps, lowercase, and numerals, helping unify the set despite the intentionally uneven construction. In paragraph-like settings it reads as a dark, textured mass, so it benefits from generous size and leading when used for longer lines.