Print Melin 1 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: kids branding, packaging, posters, social graphics, headlines, playful, friendly, casual, quirky, handmade, hand-lettered feel, approachability, cheerfulness, informal display, personality, rounded, bouncy, soft terminals, inked, cartoonish.
A rounded, hand-drawn print style with chunky strokes and softly tapered terminals that feel like a marker or brush pen. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with lively, uneven curves and mild baseline wobble that keep the texture organic while remaining consistent across the set. Counters are generally open and legible, and the overall rhythm is bouncy, with simplified shapes and occasional idiosyncratic joins and spurs that emphasize a drawn-by-hand construction.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where a friendly, handmade voice is desired—children’s materials, casual branding, packaging, event flyers, and upbeat social or editorial graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or UI accents when you want an informal, personable tone rather than a formal typographic texture.
The font conveys an upbeat, approachable tone—warmly imperfect, informal, and a bit whimsical. Its friendly shapes and buoyant rhythm suggest kid-like spontaneity without becoming messy, making it feel personable and conversational.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering with a marker-like weight and soft, rounded finishing. It prioritizes character and approachability over geometric precision, aiming for a playful display presence that stays readable.
Uppercase and lowercase share a cohesive, rounded silhouette, and the numerals match the same soft, hand-rendered feel. The punctuation and curves in the sample text read clearly at display sizes, where the lively stroke endings and gentle irregularities become part of the charm.