Print Vakif 9 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, whimsical, storybook, hand-drawn, quirky, retro, handmade feel, whimsy, personality, casual display, storybook tone, spindly, monoline, irregular, tall, playful.
This font presents tall, slender letterforms drawn with a steady monoline stroke and lightly irregular contours. Curves are softly flattened in places and terminals often taper or flick, giving many strokes a subtly calligraphic finish without true contrast. Proportions feel condensed with generous vertical reach, and the rhythm is intentionally uneven: counters vary from glyph to glyph, bowls are slightly lopsided, and some joins kink gently as if sketched. Uppercase forms are simple and open, while lowercase maintains a modest x-height with long ascenders and descenders that add a delicate, airy texture in text.
Best suited to short to medium display settings where personality matters: titles, headings, posters, packaging accents, and book or chapter openers with a whimsical theme. It can also work for invitations, kids’ materials, or craft branding where a hand-drawn voice is desirable, but its thin strokes and narrow build favor larger sizes over dense body copy.
The overall tone is friendly and offbeat, with a fairytale or handmade-craft flavor. Its narrow, spindly build and quirky details suggest a lighthearted, slightly vintage personality—more charming than formal, and more illustrative than editorial.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, hand-printed lettering with a controlled pen feel—maintaining consistency while preserving human irregularities. Its tall proportions and flicked terminals aim to add charm and narrative character, making it feel illustrative and approachable rather than typographically strict.
Spacing appears comfortable for a handwritten style, with a consistent baseline but mild wobble in stroke direction that keeps lines lively. Numerals match the same narrow, hand-inked character and read as casual rather than technical.