Print Fikal 9 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social graphics, logos, energetic, casual, playful, expressive, handmade, handmade impact, brush realism, expressive display, casual tone, brushy, textured, angular, lively, irregular.
A punchy, brush-drawn print style with dense strokes, tapered terminals, and subtly ragged edges that mimic wet ink on paper. Letterforms lean forward with a quick, gestural rhythm, mixing rounded bowls with occasional sharp joins and hooked finishes. Proportions are compact and slightly uneven, with noticeable variation in stroke width and character widths that enhances the hand-rendered feel while remaining readable at display sizes.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, cover art, packaging callouts, and social media graphics where a handmade voice is desirable. It can also work for logo wordmarks or branding accents when you want a bold, personal signature-like presence, but it is less appropriate for long passages of small body text.
The overall tone is informal and energetic, like fast marker or brush lettering used for spontaneous headlines and notes. It feels friendly and slightly rebellious, prioritizing personality and motion over precision.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-painted brush lettering in an unconnected print form, delivering a strong, contemporary handwritten look that stays legible while feeling spontaneous and human.
The texture and terminal flicks create strong word shapes, especially in mixed-case settings, and the numerals match the same brisk, painted construction. Spacing appears intentionally loose and organic, contributing to a natural, handwritten cadence rather than a strictly uniform grid.