Print Vadar 5 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, children’s titles, packaging, posters, greeting cards, whimsical, hand-drawn, storybook, quirky, friendly, handmade feel, playful display, informal clarity, characterful titles, monoline, wobbly, irregular, bouncy, spiky serifs.
A hand-drawn print face with a slim, slightly wobbly stroke and modest contrast, giving each glyph a subtly uneven, organic edge. Proportions are narrow with a lively, irregular rhythm and variable glyph widths, and the baseline feels gently unsettled rather than mechanically aligned. Terminals are mostly tapered or blunt, with occasional sharp, serif-like flicks and angular joins; round letters (O, Q) read as open, drawn circles while diagonals (V, W, X) are spiky and energetic. Lowercase forms are compact with small counters and a short x-height, and the numerals are simple, hand-sketched figures that match the same casual stroke behavior.
Best suited for short to medium display settings where personality is desired—book covers, children’s titles, posters, packaging, labels, and greeting cards. It can also work for pull quotes or headers in editorial layouts when paired with a calmer body text face.
The overall tone is playful and charming, like pen-and-ink lettering in a children’s book or a whimsical craft label. Its unevenness and expressive terminals add personality and a lightly mischievous feel, prioritizing character over strict regularity.
The design appears intended to emulate quick pen lettering: legible print forms with deliberate irregularities, giving a handcrafted look that feels approachable and narrative. The tall capitals and expressive terminals suggest a focus on distinctive headlines and decorative text rather than dense, small-size reading.
In longer text, the uneven stroke edges and tight lowercase proportions create a textured color on the page, while the tall capitals and distinctive shapes (notably Q, J, and W) add strong visual hooks. Spacing appears intentionally loose-to-natural rather than rigid, reinforcing the drawn, informal cadence.