Print Babuf 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, greeting cards, social graphics, quirky, casual, whimsical, hand-drawn, wiry, handwritten voice, playful display, casual branding, expressive titling, condensed, monoline, spidery, loopy, bouncy.
A tall, wiry handwritten print with monoline strokes and a slightly uneven, sketch-like finish. The letterforms are strongly condensed with long ascenders and descenders, compact counters, and a lively baseline that gently wavers. Terminals are often tapered or hook-ended, and curves feel narrow and vertical, giving the alphabet a lanky, elastic rhythm. Spacing reads irregular in a natural way, reinforcing the hand-rendered character while keeping forms generally clear.
Best suited to short display settings where its tall, condensed personality can read clearly—headlines, posters, packaging callouts, greeting cards, and social/media graphics. It can also work for light, informal captions or pull quotes when set with generous size and leading.
The overall tone is playful and quirky, with a lightly eccentric, storybook-like energy. Its thin, elongated shapes feel informal and personal, like quick marker notes or hand-lettered captions, adding personality without becoming aggressively decorative.
This design appears intended to capture a quick, hand-drawn print look—tall, narrow, and slightly irregular—to inject an approachable, whimsical voice into display typography while staying legible for short phrases.
Capitals tend to be especially tall and attention-grabbing, while lowercase remains compact with prominent extenders that create a distinctive vertical texture in text. Numerals follow the same narrow, handwritten logic, pairing well with the letters for casual labeling and short strings.