Print Elry 12 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, horror titles, game ui, rustic, spooky, handmade, weathered, storybook, distressed look, handmade feel, atmospheric display, vintage texture, rough-edged, scratchy, inked, ragged, tapered.
A rough, hand-rendered print style with slender strokes and visibly irregular contours. Letterforms show uneven stroke edges, occasional blots and nicks, and tapered terminals that mimic a dry pen or brush. Proportions are compact and slightly condensed, with a lively rhythm created by small variations in stroke weight and curvature across the set. Counters are generally open and simple, while joins and diagonals keep a slightly jittery, organic feel rather than geometric precision.
Best suited to short display text where its rough texture can be appreciated—titles, posters, packaging accents, or chapter headings. It can work well for genre-driven applications such as horror, fantasy, or Halloween-themed materials, and for branding that wants a handmade, aged imprint. For longer passages, it’s more effective in brief pull quotes or subheads than in dense body text.
The texture and ragged edges give the face a handmade, weathered personality that reads as moody and atmospheric. Its uneven ink character suggests something old, folkloric, or eerie, lending a lightly distressed tone without becoming fully chaotic. Overall it feels expressive and narrative—more evocative than polished.
The design appears intended to emulate informal hand-drawn lettering with a deliberately distressed ink edge, prioritizing atmosphere and texture over uniformity. Its consistent roughness across capitals, lowercase, and figures suggests a controlled, stylistic “worn print” effect meant for expressive display typography.
Numerals and capitals carry the same distressed treatment, with occasional sharp flicks and hooked finishes that add character in display settings. At smaller sizes, the fine strokes and broken edges may reduce clarity, while at larger sizes the texture becomes a primary feature.