Print Vakev 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, kids, crafts, invitations, playful, handmade, quirky, friendly, casual, handmade feel, friendly tone, casual readability, whimsical charm, rounded, bouncy, monoline, irregular, soft.
This font has a hand-drawn print feel with mostly monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are slightly irregular in width and curvature, creating a bouncy baseline rhythm and a deliberately imperfect texture. Uppercase shapes are simple and open, while lowercase forms lean toward single-storey constructions with compact bowls and short extenders. Counters are generally generous and the overall spacing reads airy, with occasional asymmetries that reinforce the drawn-by-hand character.
It works best for display and short-to-medium passages where a personable, informal tone is desired—such as posters, product packaging, greeting cards, classroom materials, and craft branding. The clear, open forms also make it suitable for headings and pull quotes where a handmade texture adds charm without becoming overly decorative.
The overall tone is warm, casual, and lightly whimsical, like neat marker lettering on a sign or a personal note. Its irregularities communicate approachability and spontaneity rather than precision, giving text a friendly, conversational voice.
The design appears intended to replicate casual hand printing with controlled legibility—capturing the uneven rhythm and soft terminals of marker or felt-tip writing while keeping letterforms simple enough for everyday use.
Several glyphs show subtle stroke waviness and uneven joins that mimic real pen pressure and hand motion. Figures are straightforward and rounded, matching the letterforms and keeping the texture consistent in mixed alphanumeric settings.