Print Upgub 3 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, kids, greeting cards, playful, casual, friendly, quirky, hand-drawn, handmade feel, compact impact, casual voice, display clarity, rounded, bouncy, soft terminals, compressed, chunky.
A compact, hand-drawn print style with heavy, even strokes and softly rounded terminals. The letters are tall and compressed with narrow counters and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm, giving the set an energetic, informal texture. Shapes stay mostly upright but show subtle irregularities in curves and joins that read as marker or brush pen rendering rather than geometric construction. The lowercase includes simple, single-storey forms (a, g) and short, sturdy ascenders/descenders, while numerals are similarly condensed and chunky for consistent color in text.
Works well for packaging, posters, and punchy headlines where a friendly, informal voice is desirable. It’s a good fit for kid-focused materials, greeting cards, invitations, labels, and social graphics where a hand-drawn feel adds warmth and immediacy.
The overall tone is lighthearted and approachable, with a quirky, handmade charm. Its compact proportions and inky forms feel spirited and youthful, leaning toward fun messaging rather than formal editorial voice.
Likely designed to provide a bold, compact handwritten print that stays readable while preserving the spontaneity of drawn letterforms. The condensed proportions and consistent stroke weight suggest an aim for strong visual impact and a lively, casual tone in display and short text settings.
The bold stroke and narrow interior space can cause counters to fill in at small sizes, so it benefits from a bit of extra size or tracking in longer lines. The texture is intentionally uneven, which adds personality but makes it better suited to short bursts of copy than dense reading.