Print Esse 8 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social ads, event promos, energetic, casual, expressive, rugged, handmade, handmade feel, dynamic motion, textured impact, compact display, brushy, dry-brush, textured, slanted, condensed.
A condensed, right-slanted brush script with lively, variable stroke width and frequent dry-brush texture. Letterforms are built from fast, tapered strokes with sharp terminals and occasional ink breaks, giving an intentionally rough, hand-rendered edge. The rhythm is compact and upright-to-forward leaning, with relatively tall ascenders/descenders and a small lowercase body that keeps counters tight and the overall color dark. Spacing appears naturally irregular in a way that reinforces the handwritten feel while remaining broadly consistent across the set.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, product labels, social media graphics, and event promotion headlines. It can work well in larger sizes where the dry-brush texture and tapered terminals remain clearly visible, and where a compact, high-energy script voice is needed.
The font conveys an energetic, informal tone—like quick marker or brush lettering made for impact rather than polish. Its textured strokes and narrow proportions give it a gritty, street-poster immediacy that feels spontaneous and human.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush lettering with a condensed footprint, prioritizing speed, motion, and texture over formal calligraphic refinement. It aims to provide a bold handwritten accent that adds urgency and personality in display typography.
Uppercase and lowercase share a similar constructed-from-strokes logic, making mixed-case settings feel cohesive. Numerals follow the same brisk, brushy treatment, supporting display use where texture and motion are desirable.