Print Egkis 1 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, packaging, stickers, grunge, handmade, playful, rough, informal, handmade feel, gritty impact, casual display, diy texture, brushy, ragged, textured, blotchy, uneven.
This font uses chunky, hand-drawn letterforms with visibly irregular contours and a brushy, inked texture. Strokes are mostly monoline in feel but wobble in width due to naturalistic pressure and rough edges, creating a slightly distressed silhouette. Proportions are compact and tall, with tight internal counters and occasional angular joints, while terminals often look blunt or torn as if stamped or dragged with a dry marker. Spacing and glyph widths vary subtly, reinforcing an organic rhythm rather than a mechanically even set.
It works best for short, attention-grabbing copy such as posters, event promos, album or podcast artwork, packaging callouts, and sticker-style graphics. The strong handmade texture also suits apparel graphics and social media titles where an expressive, gritty voice is desired rather than long-form readability.
The overall tone is raw and energetic, with a scrappy, DIY character that reads as spontaneous and tactile. Its imperfect edges and uneven ink give it a rebellious, zine-like attitude while still staying approachable and playful.
The design appears intended to emulate quick painted or marker-drawn lettering with deliberately imperfect edges, prioritizing character and impact over polish. It aims to deliver a bold handmade presence that feels personal, rough, and energetic in display settings.
At text sizes the texture can visually darken counters and apertures, so it benefits from a bit of extra tracking and generous line spacing. The distressed edges are a defining feature and will be most noticeable in solid black-on-light applications.