Print Udrum 8 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, branding, packaging, gothic, medieval, spooky, ornate, dramatic, historical feel, thematic display, ornamental caps, dramatic impact, blackletter, decorative, calligraphic, sharp, swashy.
A decorative display face with blackletter-inspired forms and pronounced calligraphic modulation. Strokes are heavy and sculpted, with sharp terminals, notched joins, and occasional spur-like projections that create an engraved, cut-metal feel. Uppercase letters are highly embellished with internal counters and swashy flourishes, while the lowercase is comparatively restrained but still angular and chiseled, maintaining a strong vertical rhythm. Numerals follow the same stylized, old-world construction, with curved entry strokes and distinctive, serifed endings.
Best suited for display typography such as headlines, posters, cover titles, and logotypes where its ornate character can be showcased. It can also work for themed branding and packaging—especially for fantasy, gothic, historical, or Halloween-adjacent concepts—when paired with a simpler supporting text face.
The overall tone feels medieval and ceremonial, with a dark, theatrical edge. Its ornate capitals and sharp detailing evoke folklore, fantasy, and vintage “old world” signage, lending an ominous or mysterious mood when set in phrases or titles.
The design appears intended to deliver an old-world, blackletter-flavored presence with bold, graphic impact and decorative capital forms. It prioritizes atmosphere and recognizability over neutrality, offering a strong stylistic voice for themed, attention-grabbing typography.
The strong ornamentation in the capitals creates a clear hierarchy opportunity, but it also increases texture and visual noise at smaller sizes. Spacing appears suited to display settings where the intricate interior shapes and terminal details can remain legible, and mixed-case text reads more smoothly when the decorative capitals are used sparingly for emphasis.