Print Novi 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, headlines, children’s media, folkloric, handmade, storybook, rustic, whimsical, handcrafted feel, informal voice, textured display, playful readability, rough edges, dry brush, inked, uneven rhythm, textured.
This font shows hand-drawn, inked letterforms with subtly irregular contours and a slightly textured edge, as if made with a dry marker or brush. Strokes are generally sturdy with occasional tapering and wobble, producing a lively, uneven rhythm across words. Terminals tend to be blunt and rounded, counters are open and organic, and spacing varies gently from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the made-by-hand feel while remaining readable in continuous text. Numerals follow the same informal construction, mixing rounded forms with a few sharper joins and visibly human inconsistencies.
It suits display-oriented work where warmth and personality are desired—posters, book and album covers, packaging, café or market-style signage, and playful headlines. It can also work for short bursts of body copy in casual contexts, especially at comfortable reading sizes where the textured edges remain clear.
The overall tone feels homespun and expressive, with a friendly, slightly mischievous character. Its imperfect outlines and bouncy proportions evoke craft, folk signage, and playful editorial styling rather than polished corporate typography.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering: readable shapes with deliberately irregular outlines and a slightly rough, ink-on-paper texture. It aims to deliver an informal, crafted voice that feels personal and approachable in branding or editorial display settings.
In the sample text, the texture and irregular stroke edges become more apparent at larger sizes, where the drawn quality reads as intentional character. The letterforms keep a clear silhouette despite the wobble, but the unevenness can add visual noise if set too small or too tightly spaced.