Print Velam 6 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, quotes, quirky, whimsical, friendly, hand-drawn, retro, hand-lettered feel, playful display, casual charm, compact presence, condensed, tall, bouncy, playful, spiky.
A tall, tightly set handwritten print with slim vertical proportions and a slightly irregular, hand-drawn rhythm. Strokes show subtle contrast and brush-pen variability, with occasional tapered terminals and a few heavier downstrokes that create a lively, uneven texture. Counters are narrow and often vertically oriented, while curves are softly pinched rather than geometric. Uppercase forms read long and upright, and lowercase has a short x-height with ascending/descending strokes that give lines a springy vertical cadence; spacing is compact but not rigidly uniform, reinforcing the drawn-by-hand feel.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its tall condensed voice can add personality—headlines, posters, packaging labels, book covers, and pull quotes. It can work for playful branding or editorial accents, especially where vertical space is available and a hand-rendered tone is desired.
The overall tone is quirky and personable, with a whimsical, slightly retro storybook character. Its narrow, elongated forms feel energetic and a bit eccentric, like quick marker lettering that still aims for legibility. The mix of crisp verticality and small irregularities suggests casual charm rather than formality.
The design appears intended to capture an informal, hand-lettered print style with a narrow, elongated silhouette—balancing readability with expressive irregularities. It aims to provide a distinctive display voice that feels made by hand while staying consistent enough for repeated text settings.
The font maintains consistent slant and construction while allowing noticeable per-glyph idiosyncrasies (especially in curved letters and diagonals), which helps it feel authentic rather than mechanical. Numerals follow the same tall, condensed logic and pair naturally with the letters for display use.