Print Penup 14 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, greeting cards, playful, whimsical, hand-drawn, friendly, storybook, handmade feel, casual display, friendly tone, playful emphasis, rounded, bouncy, textured, casual, quirky.
This font presents compact, hand-drawn letterforms with a lively, uneven rhythm and subtly irregular outlines. Strokes show brush/marker-like pressure changes and occasional ink wobble, producing tapered joins and slightly rough edges. Counters are generally open and rounded, terminals tend toward soft ends rather than sharp cuts, and overall proportions feel condensed with modest ascender/descender length. The shapes stay consistent across the set while preserving an intentionally imperfect, drawn-on-paper character.
It works best for short to medium display text where its irregular stroke texture and playful shapes can be appreciated—such as posters, playful packaging, invitations, greeting cards, and children’s or craft-oriented materials. It can also serve as an expressive accent in branding, especially when paired with a calmer companion text face for longer reading.
The overall tone is lighthearted and approachable, with a quirky, handmade warmth that feels more like a quick sign or notebook heading than a formal type specimen. Its bouncy consistency and textured stroke behavior give it a humorous, storybook-like energy suited to informal messaging.
The design appears intended to capture an informal, hand-lettered print look with controlled consistency—legible enough for display settings while retaining the spontaneity of drawn strokes and slightly imperfect contours.
The uppercase reads as tall and simple, while the lowercase introduces more personality through looped forms and varied stroke endings. Numerals share the same drawn texture and slightly pinched curves, keeping the tone cohesive in mixed text.