Print Tozi 5 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, whimsical, storybook, playful, folkloric, hand-drawn, expressiveness, handmade feel, narrative tone, decorative impact, flared, wedge serif, tapered, calligraphic, textured.
This typeface features hand-drawn, print-style letterforms with a lively, uneven rhythm and subtly variable character widths. Strokes show pronounced modulation, shifting from thin hairlines to heavier curves, with frequent tapered terminals and wedge-like, flared serif gestures. Bowls and arches are rounded yet slightly irregular, and many joins feel brush- or pen-driven rather than mechanically constructed. Overall proportions read on the wide side, with compact lowercase bodies and comparatively prominent ascenders and descenders that add vertical animation.
Best suited to display settings where its irregular, high-contrast texture can be appreciated—such as headlines, titles, posters, book covers, and packaging. It can work for short text in larger sizes, especially in expressive editorial or themed designs, but its animated shapes are likely to feel busy in long, small-size passages.
The tone is whimsical and illustrative, evoking storybook lettering and craft-forward, human warmth. Its high-contrast, flared strokes and quirky shaping give it a slightly theatrical, folkloric personality that feels friendly rather than formal.
The design appears intended to capture an informal, drawn-by-hand print look with calligraphic contrast and flared terminals, prioritizing character and charm over strict typographic uniformity. It aims to deliver a distinctive, narrative voice for decorative typography.
Curves often swell into thicker points before tapering off, creating a rhythmic “inked” texture in words. The numerals follow the same calligraphic logic with distinctive curves and angled terminals, helping mixed text keep a cohesive, hand-rendered feel.