Print Likef 9 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids branding, social graphics, playful, quirky, hand-drawn, friendly, casual, hand-lettered feel, playful display, friendly tone, compact impact, rounded, bouncy, chunky, soft terminals, irregular rhythm.
A compact, hand-drawn print face with chunky strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letters are narrow and tall, with simplified constructions and an intentionally uneven rhythm that mimics marker or brush lettering. Curves are slightly squashed and asymmetric in places, and stroke endings often taper or bulge subtly, creating a lively, imperfect texture. Spacing feels a bit elastic from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade character, while numerals and caps maintain the same narrow, vertical stance.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and social media graphics where a handmade voice is desirable. It can also work well for kid-focused or playful branding, signage, and labels where charm and personality matter more than typographic neutrality.
The overall tone is lighthearted and quirky, with a friendly, DIY feel. Its bouncy proportions and irregularities read as approachable and informal, suggesting humor and spontaneity rather than formality or precision.
The design appears intended to deliver a casual, hand-lettered presence in a compact, vertical footprint. Its simplified shapes and soft terminals prioritize friendliness and visual punch, aiming for an approachable display look that feels drawn rather than engineered.
The font’s narrow silhouettes and tall forms create a strong vertical cadence in words, while the rounded shapes keep it from feeling rigid. Some letters show distinctive hand-formed quirks (notably in curved bowls and hooked descenders), which adds personality but also increases the expressive, non-uniform texture at text sizes.