Print Dabif 5 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, greeting cards, children’s media, playful, quirky, casual, friendly, whimsical, hand-lettered feel, casual charm, expressive display, compact titles, hand-drawn, brushed, organic, lively, bouncy.
A lively hand-drawn print with a rightward slant, narrow proportions, and gently varying stroke weight. Forms are built from smooth, brush-like curves with tapered terminals and occasional teardrop endings, creating an elastic rhythm across words. Curves are rounded and slightly irregular in a controlled way, with open counters and simplified construction that keeps letters airy despite the narrow set. Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent, informal skeleton, and the numerals match the same fluid, slightly calligraphic movement.
This font suits short to medium-length display settings where an informal, handcrafted voice is desirable—such as posters, packaging, invitations, greeting cards, and playful editorial headers. It can also work for quoted text or pull-outs where personality is more important than strict typographic neutrality.
The overall tone is casual and personable, with a quirky, storybook energy. Its brushed strokes and soft rounding feel approachable and a bit mischievous, lending a handcrafted warmth rather than a polished, corporate voice.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering with a brush pen—balancing readability with expressive motion and slight irregularity to feel human and spontaneous.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in a hand-lettered way, which adds charm but makes the texture more animated than strictly even. The slant and tapered terminals help maintain momentum in longer lines, while the narrow width keeps headlines compact.