Print Somaw 3 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, kids media, headlines, stickers, playful, friendly, casual, youthful, handmade, informality, handmade charm, high impact, approachability, expressiveness, chunky, rounded, bouncy, brushy, soft terminals.
A chunky, rounded handwritten print with a brush-marker feel and consistently heavy strokes. Letterforms are compact and slightly right-leaning, with soft, blunted terminals and subtly uneven contours that retain a drawn-by-hand character. Counters tend to be small and irregular, and the overall rhythm is bouncy with mild baseline wobble and variable glyph widths that keep the texture lively in text.
Best suited to short, bold applications where personality matters: packaging, posters, social graphics, stickers, and children’s or hobby-oriented branding. It can work for short blurbs or callouts, but the heavy texture and tight counters make it less ideal for long-form reading at small sizes.
The font reads upbeat and approachable, leaning into a casual, doodled energy rather than precision. Its dense strokes and rounded shapes give it a warm, kid-friendly tone that feels informal and expressive.
The design appears intended to deliver an energetic, handmade headline voice with the immediacy of marker lettering. By prioritizing rounded, weighty forms and a lively rhythm over strict consistency, it aims for friendliness and high visual impact.
Uppercase and lowercase share a similar informal construction, with simplified shapes and occasional playful idiosyncrasies (notably in letters with bowls and diagonals). Numerals follow the same soft, marker-built style, staying bold and highly graphic for quick recognition.