Print Edrid 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween, movie posters, album covers, game branding, spooky, grunge, handmade, gothic, witchy, create tension, add texture, evoke horror, handmade feel, dramatic display, rough, ragged, scratchy, inked, tall.
This typeface has tall, condensed letterforms with a hand-drawn, inked texture. Strokes show irregular edges and slight wobble, as if made with a dry brush or marker, creating a consistently ragged outline across the alphabet and numerals. Forms are generally upright with narrow counters and pointed terminals; curves and joins feel slightly uneven in an intentional way, giving the set a lively, imperfect rhythm. Spacing and widths vary subtly between letters, reinforcing the handmade character while remaining readable at display sizes.
Best suited for headlines and short bursts of text where texture and mood are priorities—such as horror/Halloween graphics, film or game titles, posters, event promos, packaging accents, and album or book covers. It can work in subheads or brief callouts, but the distressed edges and condensed proportions make it less ideal for long body copy at small sizes.
The overall tone is eerie and dramatic, evoking horror titles, occult ephemera, and distressed poster lettering. Its scratchy contours and sharp, tapered details give it a tense, haunted energy that feels cinematic and theatrical rather than friendly or casual.
The design appears intended to simulate expressive, hand-rendered display lettering with a deliberately distressed finish. By combining narrow, towering proportions with scratchy contours and pointed terminals, it aims to deliver immediate atmosphere and a bold, unsettling presence in display settings.
Uppercase letters read particularly strong due to their elongated verticals and angular, chiseled silhouettes, while the lowercase keeps a similarly narrow, wiry build. Numerals match the same distressed treatment, with especially spiky joins and uneven stroke endings that enhance the gritty, aged impression.