Print Hakuw 12 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, greeting cards, headlines, playful, storybook, quirky, hand-drawn, friendly, handmade feel, approachability, whimsy, informal display, storytelling, rounded, brushy, organic, lively, casual.
A hand-drawn print face with softly irregular contours and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show gentle swelling and tapering, with rounded terminals and occasional flicked ends that give letters a buoyant rhythm. Proportions are compact with small counters and a slightly uneven baseline, and the overall spacing feels natural rather than mechanically uniform. Uppercase forms are expressive and open, while lowercase keeps a simple, readable structure with noticeable shape variation from letter to letter.
It works best where a casual, human voice is desired: children’s and educational materials, playful posters, craft or artisanal packaging, greeting cards, and short display copy. It can also serve for pull quotes or section headers in friendly editorial layouts, where its lively texture adds character without needing connections between letters.
The tone is warm, whimsical, and lightly mischievous—more like a storybook hand than a formal script. Its imperfect edges and springy curves communicate approachability and personality, making text feel conversational and handmade.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, expressive handwriting in an unconnected print style, prioritizing charm and readability over strict geometric consistency. Its slightly variable shapes and brushy modulation suggest a goal of adding personality and warmth to display text while still holding together in longer samples.
The set mixes steadier strokes with occasional sharper hooks (notably in letters like J, K, R, and Y), adding charm without becoming overly decorative. Numerals are similarly informal and rounded, matching the letterforms and maintaining a cohesive, hand-rendered texture in paragraphs.