Print Upleb 9 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids, craft branding, playful, friendly, quirky, retro, casual, handmade feel, approachability, display impact, informality, rounded, chunky, soft terminals, monoline, bouncy baseline.
A condensed, hand-drawn print with chunky monoline strokes and generously rounded corners. Letterforms are simple and open, with slightly uneven curves and subtle wobble that suggests marker or brush pressure without true contrast. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, creating an irregular rhythm; counters stay relatively large for the width, and terminals are mostly blunt or softly tapered. Numerals and capitals share the same compact, tall silhouette, reinforcing a tight, vertical texture in lines of text.
Best suited to short headlines, posters, labels, and packaging where a friendly, handmade voice is desired. It can work well for children’s materials, café or boutique branding, and casual social graphics, especially when set with generous tracking and line spacing to let the narrow forms breathe.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a quirky, homemade charm. Its narrow, tall stance and soft rounding give it a slightly retro, cartoon-adjacent feel that reads as informal rather than polished or corporate.
The font appears designed to deliver a compact, attention-getting handwritten look with consistent weight and soft, rounded edges. Its intentional irregularity aims to feel human and lively while keeping letterforms simple and legible at display sizes.
In text, the condensed width produces dense word shapes while the hand-made irregularities keep the color lively. The design favors clear, straightforward constructions over calligraphic detail, making it feel like a casual display face rather than a strict text workhorse.