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Print Dakaw 16 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.

Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, greeting cards, playful, storybook, casual, folksy, lively, hand-lettered feel, informal warmth, expressive display, quick brush writing, brushy, hand-drawn, tapered, angular, bouncy.

A narrow, right-slanted handwritten print with a brush-pen feel. Strokes show clear tapering and mild swelling, with pointed terminals and occasional wedge-like ends that mimic quick, pressure-based writing. Letterforms are tall and slightly irregular, with variable character widths and a rhythmic, bouncy baseline; counters are compact and openings are sometimes tight in the lowercase. Capitals are simplified and calligraphic in construction, pairing well with the lighter, more cursive-leaning lowercase shapes.

Best suited to short-to-medium display settings such as headlines, titles, packaging callouts, and greeting-card or invitation copy where a hand-rendered texture is desirable. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers in editorial layouts when set with generous tracking and line spacing.

The overall tone is informal and animated, suggesting quick notes, crafty labels, and storybook display. Its brisk slant and tapered strokes give it an energetic, personable voice that reads as friendly rather than formal or technical.

This design appears intended to emulate fast, confident hand lettering with a brush-pen nib—capturing natural variation and a slightly whimsical rhythm while remaining unconnected and legible for display typography.

The numerals follow the same tapered, handwritten logic, with narrow proportions and expressive curves. At longer text sizes the tight apertures and short lowercase proportions can make it feel dense, while at display sizes the lively stroke modulation and irregularities become a key feature.