Print Hikud 8 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids, comics, playful, quirky, comic, rowdy, retro, expressive, handmade, attention, humor, impact, bouncy, chunky, wobbly, irregular, rounded.
A chunky, hand-drawn display face with heavy, blobby strokes and softly rounded corners. Letterforms lean slightly backward with a bouncy baseline and uneven, cut-paper-like edges that create an intentionally wobbly rhythm. Counters are generally small and sometimes off-center, and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving the alphabet a lively, improvised texture. Terminals often flare or notch subtly, reinforcing the irregular, cartoonish silhouette at text and headline sizes.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing copy such as posters, headlines, titles, and punchy packaging callouts. It also fits playful contexts like kids’ materials, comic-style graphics, stickers, and event promos where personality matters more than typographic restraint. Use generous sizing and comfortable spacing for longer lines to preserve legibility.
The overall tone is playful and mischievous, with a comic, slightly chaotic energy. Its exaggerated heft and jittery shapes feel friendly and humorous rather than refined, suggesting a hand-made, DIY sensibility. The backward slant adds extra motion and attitude, making the voice feel animated and informal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual character through a deliberately irregular, hand-rendered construction. Its heavy weight, backward lean, and variable glyph widths prioritize expressive impact and a fun, informal voice for display typography.
In sample text, the dense color and tight counters create strong impact but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, especially in multi-line settings. The figures are bold and simplified, matching the letterforms’ chunky texture and maintaining a consistent, lively presence alongside capitals and lowercase.