Print Direy 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, posters, packaging, headlines, quotes, whimsical, hand-drawn, bookish, quirky, retro, handmade charm, personality, vintage flavor, display readability, monoline feel, wobbly baseline, tall ascenders, small caps feel, open counters.
A tall, condensed handwritten print with a slight backward slant and an intentionally uneven, drawn-by-hand rhythm. Strokes appear light with subtle contrast and softly tapered terminals, often finishing in small wedge-like feet that suggest a pen or marker lifted from the page. The baseline and verticals wobble gently, and widths vary from glyph to glyph, giving the texture a lively, imperfect consistency. Counters are generally open and rounded, while joins stay unconnected, keeping the overall color airy and legible at display sizes.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where its hand-drawn texture can be appreciated, such as book covers, posters, editorial headlines, packaging, and pull quotes. It can also work for friendly branding accents and labels, but the narrow proportions and lively irregularity make it less ideal for long, small-size body copy.
The font conveys a quirky, storybook personality—casual and human, with a lightly eccentric, vintage-leaning tone. Its narrow, tall forms and reverse-italic posture create a slightly mischievous, off-kilter energy that feels playful rather than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic casual hand lettering with a consistent but intentionally imperfect draw, prioritizing personality and a distinctive narrow silhouette over strict geometric regularity. The reverse-leaning stance and tapered terminals add character while keeping letterforms familiar enough for readable display typography.
Capitals are notably tall and slim, with a narrow, sign-painter-like presence, while lowercase maintains a straightforward printed structure with occasional idiosyncratic curves (especially in forms like g, y, and s). Numerals share the same hand-rendered irregularity, reinforcing the informal texture in mixed text.