Print Soles 9 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, kids content, headlines, social graphics, playful, friendly, casual, whimsical, handmade, handmade feel, friendly tone, display impact, casual branding, rounded, blobby, soft terminals, inky, bouncy.
A heavy, rounded hand-printed style with softly swelling strokes and gently irregular contours that feel brushy and inked. Letterforms lean slightly and maintain open, simple constructions with minimal interior detailing, giving the set a clean silhouette at display sizes. Curves are generously inflated (notably in C, O, S, and the bowls of B/P/R), while straights have subtle waviness and tapered ends that read as hand-drawn rather than geometric. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating an organic rhythm and a lively texture in text.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, packaging callouts, product labels, and social media graphics where a friendly, handmade voice is desired. It can also work for kids-focused materials, crafts, and casual branding, especially when set at larger sizes where the rounded forms and inky edges remain clear.
The overall tone is warm, upbeat, and approachable, with a childlike, crafty charm. Its rounded shapes and bouncy rhythm communicate friendliness and informality, making text feel conversational and fun rather than formal or technical.
The design appears intended to mimic casual marker or brush lettering with a soft, rounded finish and an intentionally uneven, human rhythm. It prioritizes charm and approachability over strict regularity, aiming to give headlines and display copy a hand-lettered personality.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent, simplified handwriting logic, and the numerals echo the same soft, blunted terminals. The italics-like slant and thick strokes create strong presence, but the hand-made irregularity becomes more apparent in longer lines, where the texture reads intentionally playful.