Print Gukob 8 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, quotes, children’s, invitations, casual, playful, hand-drawn, quirky, friendly, human warmth, casual legibility, handmade texture, informal voice, monoline, wiry, irregular, bouncy, textured.
A wiry, hand-drawn print style with mostly monoline strokes and small, natural fluctuations in thickness. Letterforms are compact and generally narrow, with tall ascenders/descenders and a comparatively small x-height that creates a vertical, slightly airy rhythm. Edges are softly wobbly and imperfect, with uneven terminals and occasional kinks that mimic pen pressure and quick sketching. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, handwritten texture while remaining legible in continuous text.
Well-suited to short-to-medium copy where a handmade feel is desired, such as packaging labels, café menus, posters, greeting cards, invitations, and social graphics. It can work for headings and pull quotes, and for readable body text when set at comfortable sizes with modest tracking to balance the narrow forms.
The overall tone is informal and personable, with a lightly quirky, doodled energy. Its irregularities feel intentional and friendly rather than polished, giving text a human, conversational voice. The narrow, tall proportions add a slightly whimsical, storybook-like character without becoming overly decorative.
This font appears designed to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered print—quick, slightly imperfect strokes with consistent legibility. The intent seems focused on adding warmth and personality to typography while keeping letterforms straightforward enough for everyday display and informal text settings.
In running text, the uneven stroke edges and variable spacing create a lively, hand-rendered color that benefits from a bit of breathing room. The figures follow the same drawn, slightly uneven construction as the letters, helping numerals blend naturally in casual settings.