Print Kokow 8 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, headlines, stickers, playful, friendly, casual, childlike, chunky, approachability, handmade feel, playful display, informal clarity, rounded, bubbly, soft, blunt, organic.
A rounded, marker-like print face with thick, low-contrast strokes and softly blunted terminals. Letterforms are simplified and open, with generous curves in C/O/S and slightly lumpy, hand-drawn contouring that keeps edges from feeling mechanical. Proportions vary subtly from glyph to glyph, with wide bowls (O, Q, 0) and compact joins in M/N/W, producing an informal rhythm and uneven but intentional texture. Counters are broad and clean, and punctuation dots (i/j) appear as solid, round marks that match the stroke heft.
Well-suited to children’s publishing, playful branding, and casual packaging where a friendly handwritten feel is desired. It works best for headlines, short phrases, labels, and posters, and can remain readable in brief text blocks when set with ample size and spacing.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a playful, kid-friendly energy. Its chunky shapes and soft corners read as personable and non-threatening, suggesting a handwritten note or classroom poster rather than a polished corporate voice.
The design appears intended to capture an informal, hand-drawn print look with bold, rounded strokes that stay legible and cheerful. It prioritizes approachability and visual charm over strict geometric consistency, creating a lively texture for fun, everyday communication.
Uppercase forms lean toward simple, poster-like silhouettes, while lowercase keeps the same rounded logic with a single-storey a and g and a tall, narrow l. Numerals are similarly soft and bulbous, with the 8 and 0 especially round and the 2/3 drawn with friendly, flowing curves. Spacing in the sample text appears comfortably open, helping the heavy strokes maintain clarity at display sizes.