Print Osnes 4 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social graphics, quotes, playful, energetic, casual, handcrafted, expressive, handwritten feel, display impact, friendly tone, quick brush look, brushy, rounded, bouncy, swashy, dynamic.
This font has a lively hand-drawn print look with brush-like strokes and a consistent rightward slant. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with rounded terminals and occasional tapered flicks that suggest a quick marker or brush pen. Strokes show subtle thick–thin variation and slightly uneven curves, creating an organic rhythm without becoming messy. Capitals include a few simplified swash-like entry and exit strokes, while lowercase stays mostly compact and open, keeping words readable at display sizes.
Best suited to short display settings where its narrow, energetic shapes can add personality—headlines, posters, packaging accents, social media graphics, and quote treatments. It can also work for playful branding and casual signage, especially where a handcrafted, brushy texture is desirable rather than strict typographic regularity.
The overall tone is friendly, upbeat, and informal, with a sense of motion that feels conversational and personal. It reads like confident handwriting intended to be seen, leaning more toward cheerful signage than delicate calligraphy.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident hand-lettering with a brush/marker feel, prioritizing personality, speed, and visual rhythm over geometric precision. Its narrow proportions and slight swashy details help it stand out in compact headline spaces while maintaining an approachable, informal voice.
Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, which enhances the handmade feel and gives lines of text a bouncy texture. Numerals follow the same brisk, brushed construction, matching the alphabet well for casual headlines and short statements.