Print Hekug 7 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, halloween, headlines, packaging, logos, spooky, rugged, handmade, playful, gritty, atmosphere, handmade look, texture, display impact, irregular, textured, blotty, wobbly, chunky.
This font has chunky, hand-drawn letterforms with uneven outlines and subtly wavering stems, creating a deliberately imperfect silhouette. Strokes feel brushy and slightly blotted, with medium interior counters and occasional pinched joins that add a rough, organic texture. Terminals are inconsistent—sometimes blunt, sometimes subtly tapered—reinforcing an improvised, drawn-by-hand construction. Overall spacing is lively and irregular, with small variations in width and sidebearings that keep lines of text energetic rather than rigid.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, titles, event promos, and packaging where a handmade, spooky-cartoon texture is a feature. It can work well for short phrases, logos, or thematic labels that want a rough, crafted look. For longer text, it performs better at larger sizes due to its heavy fills and irregular edges.
The overall tone is spooky and mischievous, like hand-painted signage for a haunted attraction or a playful horror poster. Its rough edges and blot-like contours give it a gritty, DIY attitude, while the rounded, cartoony proportions keep it from feeling truly menacing. The result reads as theatrical, quirky, and a bit chaotic in a fun way.
The design appears intended to mimic bold hand-painted or brush-ink lettering with purposeful wobble and roughened contours. It prioritizes character and atmosphere over typographic regularity, aiming to deliver an expressive, slightly eerie display voice that still feels approachable and fun.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same textured, ink-worn character, and the numerals match the heavy, hand-cut feel. The black massing is strong, so fine details tend to visually merge at smaller sizes; it benefits from generous size and breathing room. The rhythm across a line is intentionally uneven, producing a lively, handmade cadence.