Print Penav 4 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, headlines, invitations, expressive, confident, vintage, playful, elegant, hand-lettered feel, display impact, expressive emphasis, vintage tone, brushy, swashy, slanted, soft terminals, calligraphic.
A slanted, brush-influenced italic with high-contrast strokes and a smooth, slightly elastic rhythm. Letterforms show tapered entries and exits, rounded joins, and gently swelling verticals that mimic pressure changes from a pointed brush or pen. Proportions are lively and a bit irregular, with some glyphs taking wider footprints and others tightening, producing an animated texture in lines of text. Numerals follow the same logic, mixing firm main strokes with thin hairline-like transitions and occasional small swash-like finishing flicks.
Best suited for short to medium-length display settings where its stroke modulation and italic energy can be appreciated—such as posters, event headlines, product packaging, and brand marks with a handcrafted feel. It also works well for invitations and promotional copy where a warm, expressive emphasis is needed.
The font conveys a confident, personable voice—energetic and stylish without feeling rigid. Its calligraphic movement and soft, tapered endings give it a nostalgic, human tone that reads as friendly and expressive rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture the look of swift, confident hand lettering in an italic, print-like form, balancing legibility with a decorative, calligraphic flair. Its goal is to add motion and personality to text while maintaining a consistent, repeatable typographic system.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, italic capitals with selective flourishes, while lowercase shapes emphasize flowing bowls and angled stems that reinforce forward motion. The contrast and tapering details are most pronounced at larger sizes, where the brushy modulation and finish strokes become a key part of the character.