Print Uglus 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, kids branding, playful, whimsical, handmade, storybook, quirky, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, whimsical tone, compact headlines, condensed, spiky, bouncy, irregular, brushed.
A condensed, hand-drawn print face with tall proportions and lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with thick verticals and thinner joining curves, plus slightly tapered terminals that feel brush- or pen-driven rather than mechanically uniform. Curves are narrow and upright, counters are tight, and spacing varies subtly from letter to letter, reinforcing an intentionally imperfect, crafted texture. Lowercase forms sit low with short ascenders and descenders that are relatively long and narrow, while capitals stay slim and columnar.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where personality matters: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, and playful branding. It can also work for pull quotes or signage when a handmade, whimsical tone is desired, but the condensed forms and tight counters suggest avoiding very small sizes for long passages.
The overall tone is playful and storylike, with a quirky, slightly spooky charm that reads as friendly rather than formal. Its bouncy irregularities and sharp, narrow shapes give it a distinctive personality suited to expressive, characterful messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of hand lettering in an upright, condensed format, balancing high-contrast strokes with intentional irregularities to create a charming, illustrative voice for display typography.
Several letters feature distinctive hooked or flicked terminals (notably in j, y, and g), and rounded forms like o and e are drawn as slim ovals, keeping the texture airy despite the dark vertical strokes. Numerals follow the same condensed, hand-inked logic, with simple silhouettes and occasional curved flourishes that match the alphabet.