Print Tozu 8 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, invitations, greeting cards, children’s content, casual, friendly, playful, lively, hand-drawn, hand-lettered feel, casual tone, approachability, expressive texture, rounded, brushy, irregular, bouncy, organic.
A casual, hand-drawn italic with rounded, open forms and a gently uneven rhythm. Strokes show brush-like swelling and tapering with soft terminals rather than sharp corners, and curves dominate the construction. Letterfit and character widths vary noticeably, creating a lively texture; counters stay fairly open for an informal scriptless print style. Ascenders and descenders are moderately long, and many joins and intersections feel slightly wobbly in a deliberate, human way.
Works well for short-to-medium text where an informal, personable voice is desired—such as posters, packaging accents, invitations, greeting cards, and educational or children-focused materials. It’s especially effective for headlines, pull quotes, and branding moments that benefit from a hand-rendered feel rather than strict typographic neutrality.
The font reads warm and approachable, with a playful, conversational tone. Its slight wobble and buoyant slant give it energy and personality, suggesting spontaneity rather than precision. Overall it feels informal and friendly, suited to lighthearted messaging.
Likely designed to capture the look of quick, confident hand lettering in an italic, unconnected print style while maintaining enough consistency for readable setting. The goal appears to be a friendly, energetic texture with brush-like stroke behavior and natural variation across characters.
Several glyphs use simplified, handwritten constructions (single-storey forms in the lowercase), and the numerals share the same brushy modulation and forward lean. The texture stays cohesive across caps, lowercase, and figures, with consistent rounding and softly flared stroke ends that keep the color even despite the variable widths.