Print Esgi 13 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, social graphics, grunge, playful, handmade, rough, comic, handmade feel, raw texture, high impact, casual display, brushy, textured, blotty, chunky, uneven.
A heavy, hand-drawn print style with thick, brush-like strokes and visibly ragged edges. Letterforms are compact and mostly upright, with irregular stroke endings that look torn or ink-loaded, creating a textured silhouette. Counters tend to be small and somewhat inconsistent, and widths vary from glyph to glyph, adding a lively, non-mechanical rhythm. Overall spacing and alignment feel intentionally loose, emphasizing a spontaneous, drawn-on-paper character.
Best suited to short display text where the brush texture and rough contours can be appreciated—posters, headlines, merch graphics, packaging accents, and social media artwork. It works well for expressive branding moments that want a handmade, informal feel, especially when paired with a cleaner text face for longer copy.
The font conveys an energetic, messy confidence with a casual, slightly gritty attitude. Its rough brush texture reads as handmade and approachable rather than polished, leaning into a playful, comic-adjacent tone with a hint of punk or DIY grit.
The design appears intended to mimic bold brush lettering with imperfect edges and ink variation, prioritizing personality and impact over typographic regularity. Its compact proportions and chunky forms aim to deliver strong visibility and a distinctive handmade texture in display contexts.
Uppercase shapes carry a strong blocky presence, while lowercase remains compact and bouncy, with simplified forms and occasional quirky terminals. The numerals match the same ink-rough treatment and weight, making them feel cohesive in display settings. The texture and irregular outlines become a key feature at larger sizes, while smaller sizes may lose interior detail due to tight counters.