Print Erra 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, social media, handmade, playful, rugged, casual, expressive, handmade feel, expressive display, diy texture, bold impact, brushy, textured, organic, chunky, bouncy.
A chunky, hand-painted print with brushlike strokes and visibly uneven edges. Letterforms lean slightly and vary in width and stance, producing an energetic, imperfect rhythm. Strokes show modest contrast from pressure changes, with blobby terminals and occasional tapering, plus slight wobble in curves and counters. The x-height reads on the smaller side relative to tall ascenders, while rounds (O, C, G) stay fairly open and the overall color is dense and dark.
Best suited to short-to-medium display copy where texture and personality are an asset: posters, event titles, album art, packaging callouts, and social graphics. It can work for brief blurbs or captions at larger sizes, but the rough edges and dense weight are most effective when given room to breathe.
The font feels informal and lively, with a scruffy, handmade confidence that reads as friendly rather than refined. Its rough texture and buoyant spacing evoke DIY signage, zines, and casual marker or paint lettering.
Designed to capture the immediacy of hand-drawn brush lettering in a typable, repeatable form—prioritizing expressive stroke texture, casual movement, and a bold presence for attention-grabbing display use.
Consistency is achieved more through stroke texture and general proportions than strict geometry, so repeated characters can feel subtly different in weight and contour. Numerals follow the same brushy construction, with bold, simplified shapes that prioritize personality over precision.