Print Vaben 2 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, greeting cards, packaging, posters, headlines, friendly, quirky, hand-drawn, storybook, casual, handwritten feel, approachability, whimsy, informal readability, human texture, rounded, spindly, airy, soft terminals, playful.
A lightly built, hand-drawn print with gently irregular contours and a relaxed, variable rhythm. Strokes are mostly monoline with subtle contrast from pen pressure, and terminals tend to be softly tapered rather than crisply squared. Capitals are tall and open with simple, slightly uneven curves; lowercase is compact with a notably small x-height and long, narrow ascenders/descenders. Counters are generous and shapes lean toward rounded geometry, while spacing and widths vary enough to preserve an organic, written feel in text.
Best suited for short to medium-length text where a friendly, handmade tone is desired—such as children’s materials, invitations and greeting cards, craft branding, labels, and display typography. It can work for quotes or headings on the web or in print when a casual, personal voice is more important than strict uniformity.
The overall tone is informal and personable, with a quirky, storybook charm. Its unevenness reads as intentional and human, conveying warmth and approachability rather than precision or formality.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, unconnected hand lettering with consistent legibility while preserving natural variation in stroke, width, and spacing. Its proportions emphasize tall forms and a small lowercase body to create a distinctive, whimsical texture in running text.
In the sample text, the tall capitals and small lowercase create a distinctive cap-to-x-height contrast that adds character but can make paragraphs feel lively and a bit bouncy. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with open shapes and light, airy presence that blends well with the letters.