1. An elongate print head with a longitudinal axis, comprising at least a first array of marking elements and a second array of marking elements for printing different colours, each array of marking elements comprising a set of equally spaced marking elements, a first active marking element of the first array of marking elements being spaced apart in the direction of the longitudinal axis from a first active marking element of the second array of marking elements over a distance of at least n/P of a length of an array of marking elements, n being an integer larger than 1, P being a number of mutually interstitial printing steps used when printing an image.