Print Eknog 4 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, children’s media, playful, scruffy, friendly, casual, handmade, handmade feel, bold impact, playful texture, casual display, rough-edged, chunky, brushy, inked, irregular.
A heavy, hand-drawn print style with chunky strokes and noticeably rough, uneven edges that mimic wet ink or a dry brush. Forms are mostly upright with simplified construction and softly rounded corners, while stroke endings wobble and flare inconsistently, creating a lively silhouette. Spacing and letter widths vary from glyph to glyph, producing an organic rhythm; counters are generally small-to-medium and occasionally irregular, contributing to a dense, textured color in text.
Best suited for short, high-impact copy such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, stickers, and social graphics where texture and personality are desirable. It can also work for playful branding accents or title treatments, especially when set with generous tracking and comfortable line spacing.
The overall tone is informal and approachable, with a playful, slightly messy energy. Its imperfect outlines and bouncy rhythm suggest spontaneity and a handmade attitude rather than precision, giving text a warm, characterful presence.
Designed to capture the feel of bold hand-painted or marker lettering—expressive, imperfect, and energetic—while remaining readable in display settings. The consistent heaviness and deliberately distressed edges prioritize character and texture over typographic neutrality.
At larger sizes the textured contours read as intentional grit and add personality; in longer passages the heavy weight and irregular edges can reduce clarity, especially in smaller sizes. Numerals match the same rugged, inked texture and feel consistent with the letterforms.