Print Vibub 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, game ui, album art, sci‑fi, industrial, arcade, techno, mechanical, futuristic branding, tech styling, high impact, distinctive display, angular, condensed, monolinear, faceted, spiky.
A condensed, monolinear display face built from straight stems, sharp corners, and faceted, chamfered terminals. Many strokes end in pointed, needle-like descenders/ascenders, creating a tall, linear rhythm with narrow interior counters. Curves are largely implied through segmented geometry (notably in C, G, O, and S), and joins tend to be hard and clipped rather than rounded. Spacing appears relatively tight, with narrow sidebearings and a consistent vertical emphasis that reads cleanly in short lines and headings.
Best suited for display use where its sharp, geometric personality can carry the design—headlines, posters, logotypes, game or sci‑fi interface graphics, and album/merch titling. It can work for short bursts of text, but extended reading is less comfortable due to the narrow proportions and aggressive terminals.
The overall tone feels futuristic and mechanical, with an arcade/techno flavor created by the angular construction and dagger-like terminals. Its sharp silhouettes suggest speed, circuitry, and synthetic lettering rather than traditional pen or brush writing.
The design appears intended to deliver a stylized, hand-drawn techno aesthetic: condensed letterforms with disciplined consistency, engineered corners, and dramatic pointed terminals to create an instantly recognizable futuristic voice.
Distinctive features include the long, pointed descenders on letters like j, g, p, and y; a segmented, octagonal feel in round letters; and a digit set that echoes the same faceted geometry. The spiky terminals add character but can increase visual noise at small sizes or in dense paragraphs.