Print Umlub 15 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, social media, branding, casual, friendly, playful, handmade, lively, handmade warmth, casual display, space saving, quick lettering, brushy, rounded, tall, loose, bouncy.
A condensed, handwritten print with a brisk rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes are mostly monoline with softly tapered ends and occasional thickened starts, giving an inked, slightly calligraphic rhythm without connected lettering. Forms are tall and narrow with compact counters and a small, low x-height relative to the capitals, creating a vertical, airy texture. The baseline is generally steady but retains natural irregularities in curve and terminal shape that keep the set from feeling mechanical.
Works best in short-to-medium text where personality is desired: packaging labels, café menus, posters, social graphics, and casual branding. The condensed proportions help fit longer words into tight spaces, making it useful for display lines, captions, and callouts where a friendly handmade tone is appropriate.
The overall tone is informal and upbeat, like quick marker notes or hand-lettered packaging copy. Its narrow, energetic shapes and soft terminals read as approachable and youthful, with a bit of spontaneous, sketch-like charm.
Designed to capture the speed and warmth of hand-drawn lettering while staying readable in all-caps and mixed-case settings. The intent appears to balance a narrow, space-saving footprint with brushy, human irregularity for contemporary informal display use.
Capitals have strong presence and simple, legible silhouettes, while lowercase maintains a compact, upright structure with subtle size and shape variation typical of hand lettering. Round characters stay slightly oval, and diagonals and joins show gentle wobble consistent with a brush or felt-tip tool.