Print Emji 2 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, stickers, grungy, raw, playful, handmade, edgy, handmade texture, diy attitude, display impact, casual lettering, brushy, inked, textured, irregular, chunky.
A rough, inked hand-print style with thick, uneven strokes and visibly ragged edges, as if made with a dry brush or marker on absorbent paper. Letterforms are compact and generally tall, with narrow counters and simplified construction; terminals tend to blunt out or fray rather than end cleanly. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, imperfect rhythm that reads as intentionally handmade rather than geometric or engineered.
Best suited to display applications where texture and attitude are desirable: posters, headlines, album/cover art, packaging, labels, and promotional graphics. It can also work for short pull quotes or callouts, but the heavy texture and irregularity make it less ideal for long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is energetic and scrappy, mixing a casual, doodled friendliness with a slightly gritty, underground edge. Its texture and irregularity add immediacy and personality, suggesting DIY culture, zines, or hand-painted signage.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering with visible tool texture and imperfect edges, prioritizing character and impact over precision. It aims to deliver a bold, handmade voice that feels immediate and expressive in contemporary graphic contexts.
Capitals are assertive and poster-like, while lowercase remains similarly chunky and informal, keeping a consistent hand-drawn voice across cases. Numerals follow the same rough, ink-heavy treatment, helping the set feel cohesive in short bursts of display text.