Print Eblom 14 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, posters, packaging, editorial display, headlines, storybook, handcrafted, quirky, rustic, playful, handmade texture, expressive display, informal warmth, illustrative tone, brushy, spiky, inked, wiry, lively.
A wiry, hand-drawn print face with ink-brush edges and subtly uneven stroke shapes that preserve a lively, human rhythm. Forms are narrow and mostly upright, with modest contrast and tapered terminals that flick into small hooks and points. Curves are slightly squarish in places, counters stay fairly open, and the baseline/verticals show gentle irregularities that read as intentional rather than sloppy. Lowercase letters sit on a short x-height with tall, slender ascenders and descenders, and spacing varies slightly from glyph to glyph in a natural handwritten way.
This face works well for short to medium display copy such as book covers, poster headlines, packaging labels, and editorial titles where a handmade voice is desired. It can also suit pull quotes or chapter headings, especially when paired with a calmer text face to carry long reading.
The overall tone feels like pen-and-ink lettering from a storybook: friendly and a bit eccentric, with a rustic charm. Its sharp little flicks and roughened outlines add energy and personality, giving text an illustrative, handmade warmth rather than a polished typographic finish.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of quick ink lettering—keeping recognizable print structures while preserving brush drag, taper, and slight irregularities for personality. It prioritizes character and an illustrative feel over strict uniformity, aiming to add a human, crafted presence to display typography.
Uppercase shapes tend to be more gestural and display-like, while the lowercase stays simple and readable, making mixed-case settings feel animated. Numerals share the same tapered, brushy construction and look best when treated as part of a decorative texture rather than strict, tabular figures.