Print Orkay 8 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, social media, event flyers, energetic, casual, playful, friendly, expressive, hand-lettered feel, casual display, energetic tone, quick signage, brushed, swashy, rounded, slanted, textured.
A slanted, brush-written print style with compact proportions and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes read as marker/brush gestures with rounded terminals, occasional tapering, and subtle texture where pressure changes or direction shifts. Uppercase forms are tall and narrow with simplified construction, while lowercase remains similarly compact with minimal joins and a slightly bouncy baseline feel. Counters are relatively tight, curves are soft rather than geometric, and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a hand-made, lettered look.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where expressiveness matters: posters, packaging callouts, casual branding, event flyers, and social graphics. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but its compact counters and lively brush texture make it most effective at larger sizes where the stroke character is clearly visible.
The font conveys an upbeat, informal tone—like quick hand-lettering for notes, menus, or casual headlines. Its brisk slant and brushy strokes add momentum and personality, giving text a friendly, approachable voice rather than a formal or technical one.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident brush lettering in an unconnected print, delivering a personable, handmade feel with strong forward motion and compact, space-saving forms.
In running text, the letters keep consistent slant and general stroke weight while preserving natural irregularities that feel handwritten. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with simple, narrow shapes and occasional swashy turns that match the alphabet’s energy.