Print Tubab 9 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s, headlines, branding, playful, friendly, retro, whimsical, crafty, handmade charm, approachability, display impact, playful tone, rounded, soft terminals, inked, bouncy, organic.
A compact, hand-drawn print style with rounded strokes, softened terminals, and subtly uneven curves that keep the texture lively. Letterforms are mostly upright but carry a buoyant rhythm, with varying widths from glyph to glyph and occasional quirky proportions (notably in round letters and diagonals). Strokes feel like a confident marker or brush-pen impression: dark, smooth, and slightly irregular, with gentle modulation and frequent bulb-like ends. Lowercase forms are simple and open, with a relatively small x-height and generous counters that help maintain clarity at display sizes.
This font performs best in short to medium-length display settings such as posters, product packaging, labels, headlines, and brand marks that benefit from a warm handmade feel. It can also work for children’s and educational materials, playful signage, and social graphics where readability and personality need to coexist.
The overall tone is cheerful and informal, with a lightly vintage, storybook flavor. Its friendly bounce and softened shapes read as approachable and handcrafted rather than formal or technical, lending text an upbeat, personable voice.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered print with consistent, reusable shapes—prioritizing warmth, charm, and an animated rhythm over strict typographic regularity. Its condensed stance and heavy color suggest a focus on eye-catching display use while keeping forms simple and legible.
Capital forms skew tall and condensed, while rounded letters (like O/Q) and bowls introduce a more inflated, cartoon-like mass, creating a charming, uneven cadence. Numerals share the same rounded, inked construction and feel well-suited to headings and callouts where personality is desired.