Print Oblim 5 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, zines, grungy, playful, handmade, expressive, quirky, handmade look, distressed texture, expressive display, diy aesthetic, casual voice, brushy, rough-edged, inked, wobbly, uneven.
A heavy, hand-drawn print with irregular brush-like strokes and visibly rough edges. Letterforms are built from simplified shapes with uneven contours, variable stroke thickness, and occasional ink pooling or gaps that create a distressed texture. Curves are lumpy and organic, terminals are blunt and sometimes tapered, and counters can be slightly compressed or asymmetrical. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an improvised, drawn-on-paper rhythm while remaining generally upright and readable at display sizes.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, headlines, flyers, social graphics, and album or event artwork where texture is an asset. It can also work for packaging accents and handmade-brand labels when used at larger sizes to preserve the distressed details. For longer passages, it’s more effective as an expressive highlight than as a primary text face.
The font conveys a scrappy, energetic personality that feels handmade and a little rebellious. Its imperfect outlines and blotty texture give it a gritty, DIY tone, while the rounded, simplified forms keep it friendly and humorous rather than aggressive. Overall it reads as casual, expressive, and intentionally unpolished.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering made with a brushy marker, prioritizing character and texture over typographic precision. Its variable outlines and lively rhythm suggest it was drawn to feel spontaneous and human, offering a bold, informal voice for display typography.
The texture is a defining feature: many strokes show interior chatter and uneven fill that resembles dry-brush or marker drag. Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent informal construction, with the lowercase retaining a printed (unconnected) feel. Numerals match the same rough, painted silhouette, making mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive.