Print Ebgid 10 is a very light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, invitations, branding, packaging, posters, elegant, whimsical, poetic, airy, vintage, expressive display, handwritten charm, ornamental caps, delicate elegance, vintage feel, calligraphic, hairline, swashy, spidery, flourished.
A delicate hairline display face with a handwritten, calligraphic construction and pronounced swash behavior in many capitals. Strokes are thin and crisp with a strong slanted stress, mixing long, tapering ascenders/descenders with compact bowls and occasional looped terminals. Letterforms show variable character widths and a lively baseline rhythm; some glyphs use simplified, monoline gestures while others introduce dramatic entry/exit strokes. Uppercase forms are especially decorative (notably rounded C/O/Q and angular M/W/X), while lowercase remains narrow and tall with tight counters and small, understated joins.
Best suited to short-form display settings where its hairline strokes and decorative capitals can be appreciated: headlines, event titles, invitations, boutique branding, product packaging accents, and poster callouts. It works particularly well when paired with a sturdier text face for body copy and used at moderate-to-large sizes.
The overall tone is refined yet playful—like quick inked lettering dressed up with flourishes. It reads as romantic and slightly eccentric, evoking boutique stationery, classic bookish charm, and a hint of theatrical flair.
The design appears intended to mimic graceful pen lettering with a mix of quick written strokes and ornamental caps, prioritizing personality and elegance over uniformity. Its narrow, upright-tall rhythm and swash accents suggest a focus on expressive display typography for romantic or vintage-leaning design contexts.
Readability varies by letter due to the expressive swashes and the very slender strokes, so spacing and size become important—especially where long descenders and tall ascenders create dense vertical texture. Numerals follow the same airy, handwritten logic, with simple forms that lean and lightly hook at terminals.