Print Edgef 9 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, halloween, packaging, album art, spooky, handmade, gritty, playful, punky, handmade feel, horror tone, diy energy, poster impact, textured, wiry, condensed, uneven, organic.
A condensed, hand-drawn print style with tall proportions and a slightly wavering vertical rhythm. Strokes are dark and relatively heavy, but with irregular edges that suggest a brush or marker dragged across textured paper. Terminals vary between tapered and blunt, counters are tight, and curves look slightly pinched, giving letters a wiry, scratchy silhouette. Spacing and widths fluctuate from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the informal, handmade feel while remaining legible at display sizes.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headlines, event promotions, and packaging where character and texture matter more than typographic neutrality. It works especially well for seasonal or themed design (horror, Halloween, pulp, DIY), and for branding that wants a handmade, gritty voice. For long passages, the condensed proportions and textured strokes are likely to feel busy, so larger sizes and generous leading are preferable.
The overall tone is spooky and mischievous, like hand-lettering for a horror-comedy poster or a Halloween flyer. Its rough, imperfect texture adds grit and energy, creating a lively, slightly unsettling presence without becoming fully chaotic.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of quick hand lettering—tall, narrow forms with visible irregularities and a deliberately rough finish. It prioritizes personality and atmosphere over refinement, aiming for a distinctive display voice that feels drawn rather than typeset.
Uppercase forms read tall and poster-like, while the lowercase keeps a simple printed structure with occasional quirky strokes and asymmetries. The numerals match the narrow, hand-rendered style and maintain the same rough edge behavior, helping mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive.