Print Lakis 5 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, children’s, stickers, playful, quirky, friendly, casual, hand-drawn, handmade feel, playful branding, casual display, poster impact, friendly tone, rounded, bubbly, chunky, soft-ended, irregular.
A chunky, hand-drawn print with compact proportions and softly rounded terminals. Strokes stay broadly even with slight, organic wobble, creating a lively rhythm rather than strict geometric regularity. Counters are small and sometimes pinched, and many letters show subtle asymmetries that suggest a marker or brush-pen origin. The overall texture is dark and dense, with a tight, upright stance and noticeably informal spacing and widths from glyph to glyph.
Best suited for short-to-medium display copy such as packaging, posters, social graphics, labels, and playful branding. It works well for children’s or family-oriented content, informal signage, and projects that want a handmade, cartoon-like voice. Use at larger sizes or with generous line spacing to keep counters and joins from visually filling in.
The tone is upbeat and whimsical, with a slightly mischievous cartoon energy. Its friendly, rounded forms read as approachable and fun, more like handcrafted signage than formal typography. The unevenness adds personality and a conversational feel, making the text look animated and human.
The design appears intended to capture an informal hand-lettered look—bold, compact, and slightly irregular—while remaining clear enough for set text in short bursts. Its consistent softness and lively stroke behavior suggest an aim toward friendly, characterful display typography rather than precision or austerity.
Distinctive, simplified shapes and closed-in counters can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, especially in dense paragraphs. It shines when given breathing room, where the bouncy baseline feel and soft ends can be appreciated. Numerals and capitals maintain the same hand-made character, supporting a consistent display voice across mixed content.