Print Ubkuv 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: kids branding, packaging, posters, social graphics, greeting cards, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, whimsical, handwritten mimicry, approachability, informality, personality, rounded, brushy, bouncy, soft terminals, irregular baseline.
A casual hand-drawn print with rounded, slightly blobby strokes that feel like a felt-tip or brush marker. Stems stay mostly upright but show gentle waviness and small variations in stroke width, with soft, tapered terminals and occasional hooked endings. Proportions are compact and slightly condensed, with simplified counters and a loose rhythm that produces mild baseline bounce and uneven sidebearings typical of handwritten lettering. Uppercase and lowercase share the same informal construction, and numerals follow the same softened, hand-rendered logic.
Well-suited for children’s materials, playful branding, and casual packaging where an approachable, hand-lettered voice is desired. It also works nicely for posters, invitations, greeting cards, and short headlines or pull quotes in social and lifestyle graphics, especially where a friendly, informal tone is more important than strict typographic regularity.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a lively, homemade charm. Its quirky irregularities and soft shapes suggest humor and friendliness rather than precision or formality, making it feel personal and conversational.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident marker handwriting in an unconnected print style, prioritizing warmth and personality over mechanical consistency. Its compact proportions and softened strokes aim to stay legible while still conveying a distinctly handmade, whimsical character.
The texture becomes more apparent in running text: repeated letters show subtle inconsistency that adds character, while the rounded forms keep the color of the paragraph even and non-sharp. Curves dominate over straight geometry, and many joins and corners are intentionally softened to maintain an easygoing feel.