Print Wakay 8 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, logotypes, playful, handmade, retro, quirky, punchy, handmade charm, space saving, display impact, retro flavor, condensed, rounded, blobby, bouncy, irregular.
A condensed, heavy display face with hand-drawn irregularity and softly rounded terminals. Strokes are monoline in feel, with subtle wobble and occasional bulges that give letters a stamped or marker-drawn look. Counters are tight and simplified, and the overall silhouette is tall and compact, producing a strong vertical rhythm. The lowercase is notably small relative to the capitals, with simple single-story forms and minimal detailing; figures follow the same tall, compressed proportions.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and logo wordmarks where its condensed punch and handmade texture can be appreciated. It can also work for playful branding and labels, but the dense shapes suggest using generous tracking and moderate sizes for clearer reading.
The tone is informal and characterful, mixing a vintage sign-painting flavor with a humorous, slightly offbeat energy. Its narrow, upright stance feels assertive, while the rounded edges and uneven stroke behavior keep it approachable and handmade rather than rigid.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, space-saving display voice with a handcrafted personality—something that feels drawn rather than engineered, and that evokes informal print and signage aesthetics.
Spacing reads on the tight side, especially in the sample text where narrow letterforms and small counters create dense word shapes. The design’s charm comes from its consistent imperfections—small asymmetries, softened corners, and varied widths that keep repeated letters from feeling mechanical.