Print Garab 5 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, zines, raw, gritty, handmade, playful, streetwise, diy texture, display impact, handmade feel, compressed fit, condensed, rough-edged, inked, wobbly, stamp-like.
A condensed, hand-drawn print with tall, narrow proportions and a consistently heavy, low-contrast stroke. Outlines show intentional wobble and uneven edges, creating a dry-brush/inked texture with slight swelling and tapering in places. Counters are tight and vertical stems dominate, giving the face a compressed rhythm and punchy, poster-like presence. Spacing feels irregular in a natural way, reinforcing the handmade construction while remaining broadly legible in short bursts.
Best suited for display applications such as posters, headlines, album or event graphics, packaging callouts, and zine-style layouts where texture and attitude are desirable. It can also work for short captions or labels when set with generous tracking and adequate size.
The overall tone is rough, informal, and energetic, with a DIY immediacy that reads as gritty and slightly mischievous. It suggests a handmade sign, zine lettering, or a quick marker/brush pass—expressive rather than polished.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold handmade look with a narrow footprint, prioritizing character, texture, and impact over typographic refinement. It aims to feel human and immediate—like printed or brushed lettering captured with all its natural imperfections.
In the sample text the texture becomes more pronounced at larger sizes, where the ragged perimeter and minor baseline wobble add character. The condensed width and dense strokes can cause interiors to fill in visually at smaller sizes, so the font reads strongest when given air and scale.