Print Roluw 5 is a bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, headlines, social media, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, energetic, handwritten feel, friendly display, casual emphasis, bold texture, youthful tone, brushy, rounded, bouncy, soft, chunky.
A heavy, brush-pen style script with unconnected, print-like letterforms and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes are thick and rounded with low internal contrast, producing soft terminals and slightly inflated counters. The rhythm is lively and somewhat bouncy, with gentle baseline waviness and informal proportions that vary from glyph to glyph. Forms favor broad curves and simplified joins, giving the alphabet a cohesive marker/brush feel that remains legible in words.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where its thick, brushy texture can carry personality—posters, packaging callouts, social graphics, and casual branding marks. It can also work for emphasis within layouts (quotes, pull lines, labels), especially when a friendly, handcrafted voice is desired.
The overall tone is warm, upbeat, and approachable, with a hand-drawn spontaneity that reads as personal and conversational. Its bold, rounded strokes add confidence without feeling formal, making it feel friendly and fun rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate bold brush handwriting in a clean, repeatable way, balancing handmade irregularity with enough consistency for readable setting. It prioritizes expressive texture and approachability over formal precision, aiming for a lively, informal display presence.
Uppercase and lowercase share a unified brush logic, with single-storey shapes where expected and simplified details that keep texture smooth at display sizes. Numerals match the same casual, rounded construction and lean, helping mixed text feel consistent. Spacing in the samples appears generous enough to avoid clumping despite the heavy strokes.