Print Ebdab 5 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, greeting cards, casual, playful, personal, lively, sketchy, handwritten realism, informal voice, expressive display, quick brush feel, brushy, looped, slanted, organic, bouncy.
A loose handwritten print with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-pen contrast, moving between hairline entry strokes and thicker downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and variable in width, with irregular baselines and slightly inconsistent proportions that reinforce a natural, hand-drawn rhythm. Terminals are often tapered and flicked, with occasional loops and hooked finishes; counters stay open and airy, and strokes show pressure changes rather than uniform monoline construction. Spacing feels informal and slightly elastic, and numerals follow the same quick, drawn character with uneven weight distribution.
Well suited to short display text where a personal, informal voice is desired—logos, packaging labels, posters, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or headings in editorial layouts when set with generous size and leading to preserve its airy hairlines and lively stroke contrast.
The tone is friendly and spontaneous, like quick notes or a headline written with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its energetic slant and bouncy movement read as conversational and expressive rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended to capture quick, expressive handwriting in a legible print style, preserving pressure variation and small imperfections for authenticity. It emphasizes personality and motion over strict consistency, aiming to feel human and immediate in display settings.
Uppercase forms mix simple print structures with occasional cursive-like gestures (looping bowls and extended cross strokes), creating a lively hybrid feel. The very small lowercase height relative to ascenders/descenders and the frequent tall strokes give text a vertical, wiry texture; at smaller sizes, the thinnest hairlines may visually recede, emphasizing the boldest downstrokes.