Print Herik 9 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, book covers, playful, mischievous, handmade, quirky, lively, expressiveness, handmade feel, attention grabbing, character branding, angular, chiseled, irregular, spiky, calligraphic.
This font presents chunky, hand-drawn letterforms with an overall forward energy created by angled terminals and asymmetric construction. Strokes feel brush-like and slightly chiseled, with pointed wedges, sharp notches, and occasional swelling that gives the black shapes a carved, cut-paper look. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with irregular bowls and diagonals that create a lively, uneven rhythm rather than strict geometric consistency. Counters are generally tight and shapes are compact, helping the letters read as strong silhouettes at display sizes.
Best suited to short display settings such as posters, headlines, packaging, and logo wordmarks where its strong silhouettes and lively irregularity can be appreciated. It can also work for book covers or event materials that want an expressive, handmade voice, but it is less appropriate for long passages of small text.
The tone is playful and slightly mischievous, like a spirited marker or brush title with a hint of fantasy flair. Its jagged edges and bouncy rhythm suggest informality and motion, making text feel animated and characterful rather than polished or restrained.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, handmade display voice that prioritizes personality over typographic neutrality. Its irregular widths, sharp wedge terminals, and brush-cut texture cues aim to create an energetic, distinctive presence for attention-grabbing titles.
Uppercase forms lean toward dramatic, emblem-like silhouettes, while lowercase remains similarly stylized with simplified structures and distinctive, sharp terminals. Numerals follow the same hand-cut aesthetic, with angular joins and idiosyncratic curves that keep the set cohesive.