Print Emvy 15 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, horror titles, event flyers, grunge, handmade, horror, punk, raw, distressed impact, handmade texture, genre display, diy aesthetic, rough, ragged, blotchy, textured, uneven.
A heavy, hand-drawn display face with chunky strokes and strongly irregular contours. Edges look torn and brushy, with lumpy terminals, occasional notches, and uneven stroke boundaries that create a blot-ink texture. Letterforms keep a generally simple, print-like skeleton, but the silhouette varies from glyph to glyph, producing a lively, jittery rhythm. Counters are often small and organic, and curves wobble slightly, reinforcing the distressed, inked-by-hand impression.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headlines, album/mixtape covers, game or film titles, and event flyers. It can work for punchy pull quotes or packaging accents where a distressed handmade voice is desired, but is less appropriate for small-size UI text or long reading passages.
The overall tone is gritty and confrontational, with a playful menace that reads as spooky, DIY, and underground. Its rough texture and imperfect shapes evoke handmade posters, zines, and genre titling where character matters more than polish.
The design appears intended to deliver an expressive, hand-inked look with a distressed surface, balancing recognizable letter structures with intentionally rough finishing. It prioritizes impact and texture, aiming to feel improvised and visceral rather than refined.
The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, helping mixed-case text feel cohesive. Because the shapes are dense and the counters can close up, it benefits from generous sizing and breathing room, especially in longer lines.