Print Ilnu 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, branding, packaging, gothic, playful, storybook, quirky, vintage, thematic display, ornamental caps, hand-inked feel, gothic mood, decorative, calligraphic, spiky, ornate, whimsical.
A decorative, hand-drawn display face with blackletter-inspired construction and a lively, irregular rhythm. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin contrast with tapered terminals and occasional spur-like flicks, creating a crisp, inked look. Uppercase forms are highly embellished with looped bowls, curled entry strokes, and angular notches, while lowercase is simpler and more compact, mixing rounded strokes with occasional sharp, wedgey joins. Counters tend to be small and pinched, and the overall texture is dark and dynamic, with noticeably uneven widths and idiosyncratic shapes from letter to letter.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, titles, chapter heads, logos, and themed packaging. It works especially well when you can feature the ornate uppercase letters and allow generous spacing, while longer passages may become visually dense due to the high contrast and dark texture.
The font conveys an old-world, gothic flavor with a mischievous, illustrative edge. Its dramatic contrast and ornamental capitals feel theatrical and slightly spooky, yet the hand-drawn irregularities keep it friendly and playful rather than formal or severe.
The design appears intended to blend medieval/blackletter cues with a casual, drawn-by-hand personality, prioritizing character and atmosphere over strict typographic regularity. Its embellished capitals and expressive terminals suggest a focus on display impact and thematic storytelling.
Ornamentation is concentrated in the capitals, which can dominate a line and create strong visual anchors. The lowercase and numerals read more plainly but retain the same tapered, hand-inked finish, giving a consistent handmade character across mixed-case settings.