Print Patu 1 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, children’s, craft labels, playful, sketchy, casual, hand-drawn, quirky, diy feel, human warmth, playful display, hand-lettered look, organic, textured, brushy, irregular, expressive.
A lively hand-drawn print with bold, uneven stroke edges and visible marker/brush texture throughout. Letterforms mix rounded bowls with slightly angular joins, creating a bouncy rhythm and irregular silhouette from glyph to glyph. Strokes show noticeable contrast from pressure-like thick areas to thinner terminals, and counters are often a bit lopsided, reinforcing the sketchy feel. The set keeps a generally upright stance but embraces varied widths and informal proportions, with compact lowercase shapes and relatively small x-height against taller ascenders/descenders.
This font is best suited to short, prominent text where its textured strokes and irregular rhythm can be appreciated—posters, headlines, book covers, and playful branding. It also fits casual packaging and craft or handmade-themed labels. For long passages at small sizes, the heavy texture and high-contrast strokes may reduce clarity compared to smoother text faces.
The overall tone is friendly and mischievous, like quick lettering made for a poster or notebook margin. Its roughened edges and inconsistent geometry read as energetic and approachable rather than polished or formal. The texture adds a DIY, crafty character that feels personal and spontaneous.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand lettering—deliberately imperfect outlines, variable stroke weight, and a loose, animated rhythm—while remaining readable enough for display copy. It prioritizes personality and a tactile, drawn-on-paper feel over geometric consistency.
Capitals are chunky and attention-grabbing, while the lowercase stays simple and legible with soft, rounded forms. Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic, with expressive curves and slightly inconsistent stroke endings that keep the texture prominent at display sizes.