Print Valev 14 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: titles, posters, book covers, fantasy, invitations, storybook, medieval, whimsical, eccentric, playful, expressiveness, period flavor, decorative caps, handmade texture, calligraphic, angular, spiky, flared, ornate.
This font presents a hand-drawn, calligraphic print style with slender, slightly variable strokes and intermittent sharp terminals. Uppercase forms are more decorative and idiosyncratic, featuring occasional internal notches, wedge-like serifs, and asymmetrical curves, while the lowercase is simpler and more text-oriented. Curves tend to be taut rather than round, and many joins and endings taper into pointed flicks that suggest pen pressure and quick direction changes. Spacing and widths feel intentionally uneven for a lively rhythm, with narrow, vertical silhouettes and compact counters that keep the texture dark and active in running lines.
This font is best suited to display settings such as titles, pull quotes, posters, and cover typography where its decorative capitals and animated rhythm can be appreciated. It can also work well for themed materials—especially fantasy, folklore, or historical-styled branding—when used at moderate to large sizes rather than dense body text.
The overall tone feels storybook and old-world, blending a medieval manuscript flavor with an informal, hand-rendered looseness. Its quirks and sharp flicks give it an adventurous, slightly mischievous character—more expressive than refined—suited to imaginative or fantastical themes.
The design appears intended to evoke hand-lettered personality with a touch of historical or manuscript-inspired decoration, prioritizing character and atmosphere over strict regularity. Its mix of expressive capitals and readable lowercase suggests a goal of providing both visual flair for headings and workable clarity for short passages.
The contrast between the ornate uppercase and comparatively restrained lowercase creates a strong hierarchy, making capitals feel like decorative initials. Numerals are similarly stylized and narrow, echoing the same tapered terminals and maintaining the handmade consistency across the set.