Print Ihdaf 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, children’s, social media, playful, casual, friendly, handmade, breezy, informality, approachability, handmade feel, energy, rounded, brushy, bouncy, soft, quirky.
A lively handwritten print with rounded, brush-like strokes and tapered terminals. Letterforms lean gently and show subtle, consistent stroke modulation, giving a felt-tip or brush-pen impression without connecting scripts. Proportions are compact with tight sidebearings, and the rhythm is slightly bouncy, with small irregularities that read as intentional and human. Bowls and counters are generally open and generous for the width, while curves are emphasized over hard corners.
This font works best for short to medium-length display text where personality matters: headlines, posters, packaging callouts, social graphics, and casual branding. It can also suit kid-oriented or playful contexts, especially when set with ample line spacing to preserve its lively texture.
The overall tone is approachable and upbeat, with a spontaneous, doodled quality that feels informal and conversational. Its soft curves and energetic slant suggest warmth and motion rather than formality, making it well suited to cheerful, everyday messaging.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident marker lettering—informal, readable, and characterful—while keeping a cohesive set of shapes for consistent typographic use. Its emphasis on rounded forms, tapered stroke endings, and a steady forward lean suggests a goal of friendly expressiveness over precision.
Capitals are simplified and chunky with smooth, swollen curves, while lowercase forms keep a quick handwritten logic (single-storey a and g, simple i/j with round dots). Numerals follow the same brushy construction, with rounded shapes and a casual, handwritten cadence that stays visually consistent across the set.