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Print Bakom 2 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.

Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, greeting cards, quirky, whimsical, bookish, offbeat, delicate, hand-drawn charm, playful display, quirky readability, storybook tone, tall, spindly, monoline, airy, irregular.

A tall, spindly handwritten print with monoline strokes and a gently irregular, drawn-by-hand rhythm. Proportions are strongly vertical, with narrow letter bodies and long ascenders/descenders that create a stretched silhouette. Terminals are mostly rounded and slightly wobbly, with subtle stroke kinks that keep the texture organic rather than geometric. Uppercase forms feel display-like and elongated, while lowercase stays compact with small bowls and a notably petite x-height; spacing is loose enough to keep counters open despite the narrow construction. Numerals match the same thin, sketchy line and simplified shapes, maintaining a consistent, airy color in text.

Best suited to short-to-medium text where personality is a feature: headlines, pull quotes, titles, and playful brand accents. It also works well on packaging, invitations, and greeting cards where a hand-lettered feel is desirable. For longer passages, larger sizes and extra line spacing help accommodate the tall ascenders and maintain comfortable reading flow.

The tone is playful and slightly eccentric, evoking a hand-lettered notebook or storybook margin note. Its tall, delicate forms feel curious and lightly theatrical without becoming overtly decorative, making the overall voice more whimsical than formal.

The design appears intended to deliver an informal, hand-drawn print voice with a distinctive tall, narrow silhouette—combining legibility with a quirky, illustrative presence for display and expressive text settings.

Several shapes lean on simplified, iconic constructions (single-story style in some lowercase forms and minimal cross-strokes), which strengthens the hand-drawn character but also heightens the font’s distinctive, idiosyncratic rhythm. The extended verticals can dominate lines, so generous leading helps keep paragraphs calm and readable.