Print Gomah 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, titles, packaging, album art, quirky, hand-drawn, retro, eerie, playful, expressiveness, retro flavor, spooky mood, display impact, handmade texture, angular, spiky, condensed, chiseled, irregular.
A condensed, hand-rendered display face with angular, chiseled letterforms and noticeable irregularity from glyph to glyph. Strokes feel pen- or brush-drawn, with tapered joins, sharp corners, and occasional wedge-like terminals that create a slightly carved look. Counters are narrow and vertical, curves are minimized or faceted, and the rhythm is lively rather than mechanically uniform, with small fluctuations in width and stroke behavior that reinforce its handmade character.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as headlines, posters, title cards, packaging accents, and album or event graphics where a distinctive handmade voice is desired. It works well when used at larger sizes, where the angular details and irregular stroke endings can be appreciated without compromising clarity.
The overall tone is quirky and slightly sinister, mixing a vintage poster sensibility with a scratchy, improvised energy. Its spiky silhouettes and jittery consistency can read as spooky or offbeat, while still feeling playful and illustrative rather than aggressive.
The design appears intended to deliver an informal, hand-drawn display look with a carved, angular structure—prioritizing personality and silhouette over strict typographic regularity. Its condensed proportions and sharp terminals suggest a goal of creating high-impact titles with a slightly eerie, retro flavor.
Uppercase letters maintain a tall, narrow stance with simplified geometry, while lowercase forms echo the same angular logic and occasional quirky construction (notably in bowls and diagonals). Numerals are similarly condensed and stylized, designed to match the sharp, hand-cut feel. The face favors strong silhouettes over smooth reading texture, especially in longer lines.