Print Virut 8 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, logotypes, headlines, mastheads, album covers, gothic, dramatic, historic, severe, theatrical, impact, historic tone, verticality, compact headlines, dramatic titles, condensed, angular, sharp, spurred, vertical.
A highly condensed display face built from tall, vertical strokes and tight counters, with pointed terminals and small wedge-like spur details. The letterforms show a crisp, faceted construction that suggests pen-like modulation: straights feel weighty while joins and terminals taper into sharp tips. Curves are narrow and controlled, and many glyphs lean on vertical rhythm and rectangular interior spaces, producing a rigid, columnar texture in words. Numerals match the same elongated, compact proportions, keeping the overall color dense and uniform at larger sizes.
Best suited to display contexts where height and density can be used for impact: poster headlines, editorial mastheads, branding wordmarks, packaging titles, and entertainment or music cover typography. It works particularly well when set large with ample line spacing, or when a compact headline needs strong presence in a narrow space.
The font conveys a dark, ceremonial tone with a historic, gothic flavor. Its narrow, blade-like shapes feel assertive and dramatic, evoking posters, mastheads, and titles that want intensity rather than softness. The overall impression is formal-leaning but expressive, with a hand-drawn edge that keeps it from feeling purely mechanical.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed, high-impact blackletter-inspired look with a hand-drawn sensibility. Its goal is to create a bold vertical texture and dramatic silhouette that reads as historic and intense while remaining consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Spacing appears intentionally tight to reinforce the compressed silhouette, and the strong vertical emphasis creates a striking rhythm in all-caps and title case. The sharp terminals and narrow apertures make it more suitable for headlines than extended reading, especially at small sizes or in dense paragraphs.