Print Ambos 2 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, invitations, greeting cards, whimsical, friendly, casual, playful, quirky, handmade feel, casual voice, playful display, personal tone, monoline, condensed, hand-drawn, irregular, bouncy.
A hand-drawn print face with a monoline stroke and softly irregular contours. The letters are condensed with tall ascenders and long, straight stems, while bowls and curves stay narrow and slightly wobbly, preserving a sketch-like rhythm. Terminals are mostly rounded or gently tapered, and crossbars (notably on E/F/T) are light and understated. Spacing feels airy and somewhat inconsistent in a natural way, giving words an animated, handmade texture.
Best suited to short text where a personal, handmade tone is desirable—headlines, posters, tags, packaging callouts, invitations, and greeting-card style messaging. It can also work for UI accents or brand voice moments when used sparingly, but it’s most effective when allowed to stay large enough for its fine, hand-drawn details to remain crisp.
The overall tone is informal and approachable, with a lightly eccentric, storybook character. Its narrow, tall proportions and slightly uneven stroke behavior add a playful, human voice that feels conversational rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic quick marker or pen lettering in a clean, unconnected print style. Its condensed, tall forms and gentle irregularities prioritize personality and immediacy over strict typographic uniformity, aiming for a friendly handmade presence in display settings.
Uppercase forms read as slim, poster-like caps, while the lowercase set is simpler and more note-like, contributing to a mixed, casual cadence in text. Numerals share the same narrow, handwritten logic and remain clear at display sizes, though the delicate construction suggests care at smaller sizes or low-resolution reproduction.