Print Lomow 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, greeting cards, kids content, casual, friendly, playful, hand-drawn, approachable, handmade feel, personality, informality, display impact, quick lettering, monoline, rounded terminals, loose rhythm, bouncy baseline, open counters.
A casual, hand-drawn print style with monoline strokes and rounded, slightly blunted terminals. Letterforms are tall and compact with a narrow overall stance, but spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating an intentionally uneven rhythm. Curves are soft and open, with simplified construction and minimal contrast; strokes show subtle wobble and pressure irregularity consistent with marker or pen lettering. Ascenders and capitals rise prominently above the small lowercase body, and forms like the single-storey a and g reinforce the informal, drawn character.
Best suited for short to medium text where an informal, hand-lettered feel is desired—headlines, pull quotes, posters, packaging callouts, social graphics, and greeting-card style messaging. It can work for captions or labels when set with comfortable spacing, but is more effective as a display or accent face than as a long-form text font.
The font reads as friendly and conversational, with a lively, human cadence that feels spontaneous rather than engineered. Its tall, skinny shapes and gentle wobble give it a quirky, playful tone suitable for relaxed messaging and personality-driven branding.
Designed to mimic quick, confident hand printing with a simple monoline tool, prioritizing warmth and immediacy over strict uniformity. The narrow, tall proportions and lively inconsistencies suggest an intention to add personality and a handmade touch to modern layouts.
The texture is clean enough to stay legible at medium sizes, but the irregular widths and compact proportions can make long passages feel busy. It shines when allowed breathing room—slightly looser tracking and generous line spacing help preserve its light, handwritten rhythm.