Print Arlum 2 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, craft labels, children’s media, friendly, casual, playful, quirky, airy, handmade feel, approachability, space saving, casual clarity, monoline, condensed, rounded, tall, loopy.
A monoline, condensed handwritten print with tall proportions and generous vertical rhythm. Strokes stay even and lightly rounded at terminals, with subtle waviness that keeps the texture human rather than mechanical. Counters are small and oval, ascenders rise high, and many letters use simple, looped constructions (notably in lowercase), producing a clean but informal silhouette. Spacing is relatively open for such a narrow design, helping maintain clarity in continuous text.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where a personable, handcrafted feel is desired—such as headlines, posters, product packaging, labels, and casual branding. It can also work well in children’s or hobby contexts where a neat but playful voice is helpful, especially when ample line spacing is available.
The overall tone is approachable and lightly whimsical, like neat marker lettering in a notebook. Its narrow, tall stance feels tidy and organized, while the slight irregularities and rounded endings add warmth and personality. The result reads as friendly and conversational rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture a tidy, hand-drawn print style with a space-saving narrow footprint, balancing legibility with an unmistakably human touch. It prioritizes a light, friendly color on the page and a consistent monoline construction to stay clean in display and caption-like applications.
Uppercase forms are straightforward and slender, while the lowercase introduces more character through loops and long descenders, creating a lively baseline movement. Numerals follow the same tall, narrow logic and maintain consistent stroke weight, giving mixed alphanumeric strings a cohesive feel.