Print Ulbig 17 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, posters, packaging, playful, whimsical, friendly, casual, quirky, handmade feel, friendly tone, space saving, casual display, monoline feel, bouncy baseline, rounded terminals, tight spacing, tall ascenders.
A tall, slender handwritten print with a lightly brushed, pen-like stroke that shows subtle tapering at starts and ends. Letterforms are mostly unconnected and upright, with narrow bowls and compact counters that create a clean vertical rhythm. Curves are rounded and slightly elastic, and many strokes finish with soft hooks or flicks, giving the outlines a lively, hand-drawn irregularity while staying consistent across the set. The lowercase is small relative to the ascenders, and the overall color stays light and airy in text.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text where an informal, handwritten voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, social graphics, headings, and light branding accents. It can also work for packaging callouts or labels when a friendly, handcrafted tone is needed and the text isn’t extremely small.
The font reads as casual and personable, with a bouncy, slightly quirky charm that feels upbeat rather than formal. Its narrow, tall proportions and gentle stroke modulation add a sense of motion, like quick notes written neatly with a fine marker.
Likely designed to provide an approachable handwritten print that stays narrow and orderly for easy line fitting, while preserving the spontaneity of hand-drawn strokes and playful terminal details.
The numerals follow the same narrow, hand-rendered construction, mixing simple straight stems with open, rounded curves. In longer lines, the consistent verticality and compact widths help maintain a tidy texture, while the small idiosyncrasies in terminals and joins keep it distinctly human.