Print Faron 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, game titles, book covers, gothic, medieval, spooky, punk, hand-inked, display impact, dark mood, handmade texture, period flavor, edgy branding, rough, jagged, brushy, textured, angular.
This typeface presents heavy, uneven strokes with ragged edges and sharp, knife-like terminals that mimic quick ink or brushwork. Letterforms are compact and slightly irregular, with a lively, hand-drawn rhythm and subtle wobble in stems and curves. Counters tend to be tight and sometimes asymmetric, while joins and corners often break into spurs and notches rather than smooth transitions. The overall texture is dark and dense on the line, creating a strong silhouette-driven presence.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, event flyers, packaging accents, and display headlines where texture is an asset. It works especially well for horror, fantasy, medieval-themed, or edgy contemporary branding, and for title treatments in games, music artwork, or book covers. For longer passages, larger sizes and generous spacing help preserve legibility.
The tone is dramatic and archaic, evoking gothic signage, medieval print, and horror-fantasy titling. Its scratchy finish and aggressive angles add a rebellious, gritty energy that reads as handmade and intentionally imperfect rather than polished or refined.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, hand-rendered blackletter-inspired feel without strict calligraphic regularity, prioritizing atmosphere and texture over precision. Its irregular contours and sharp terminals suggest a deliberately distressed, inked look meant to feel expressive and slightly menacing.
In the sample text, the strong black mass and torn-looking contours create a distinctive word shape, but the visual noise increases as sizes get smaller. The numerals share the same chiseled, hand-inked character, with angular turns and uneven stroke endings that keep the set cohesive.