Print Tibaj 9 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, children’s, craft labels, playful, friendly, handmade, retro, whimsical, handmade warmth, casual display, friendly emphasis, retro charm, chunky, rounded, bouncy, cartoonish, inked.
A chunky, hand-drawn print style with thick, mostly monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with gentle irregularities in curves and stem widths that create an organic, inked feel. Counters tend to be small and rounded, and the overall rhythm is bouncy, with subtle per-glyph width variation that keeps text lively. Capitals are tall and narrow, while lowercase forms stay compact with simple, single-storey constructions and modest ascenders/descenders.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where personality matters: headlines, posters, product packaging, café menus, and craft or event materials. It also works well for kid-focused graphics, stickers, and social media titles, where its bold, friendly shapes remain legible at display sizes.
The font conveys a cheerful, approachable tone with a casual handmade charm. Its rounded, inky shapes and slightly uneven texture read as playful and informal, evoking a light retro craft or cartoon sensibility rather than a polished corporate voice.
The design appears intended to mimic confident marker or brush lettering in a clean, repeatable alphabet—prioritizing warmth, immediacy, and visual punch over strict geometric regularity. It aims to deliver a handcrafted look with enough consistency for set text while keeping the quirks that signal “drawn by hand.”
In longer lines, the heavy color and tight internal spaces create strong visual density, so generous tracking and comfortable line spacing help maintain clarity. Numerals match the same rounded, hand-inked construction, reinforcing a consistent, poster-friendly texture across mixed copy.