Print Utbat 12 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, children’s media, playful, quirky, friendly, hand-drawn, storybook, add personality, casual display, friendly tone, space saving, rounded, soft terminals, tall, condensed, bouncy.
A tall, tightly set handwritten print with condensed proportions and a lively, slightly irregular rhythm. Strokes are fairly heavy with subtle modulation, and terminals tend to round off rather than end crisply, giving a soft, brush-pen feel. Counters are compact and vertical, with narrow apertures and simplified, poster-like forms that stay legible while retaining hand-made quirks. Overall spacing feels tight and vertical, emphasizing a stacked, elongated silhouette across words and lines.
Best suited to display sizes where its tall condensed shapes and hand-made texture can be appreciated—such as headlines, posters, book covers, and packaging. It also works well for playful branding, invitations, labels, and short callouts where a friendly, informal voice is desired.
The tone is playful and personable, with a quirky, storybook energy that reads as informal and inviting. Its narrow, upright stance and soft edges keep it friendly rather than severe, making it feel suited to lighthearted messages and characterful branding.
Likely designed to provide a condensed, space-saving display hand that still feels warm and human. The aim appears to be a readable but characterful print style that injects personality into titles and short passages without connecting strokes.
The design leans on consistent verticality and rounded joins, producing a distinctive “tall and bouncy” texture in text. Numerals and capitals carry the same hand-drawn logic, maintaining a cohesive look for mixed-case settings and short UI-like labels.