Print Umgad 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, quotes, greeting cards, packaging, casual, playful, friendly, whimsical, handmade, handwritten feel, human warmth, casual voice, expressive display, monoline, loopy, tall, quirky, airy.
A tall, lightly slanted handwritten print with clean, unconnected strokes and a brisk, uneven rhythm. Letterforms are narrow and vertically stretched, with rounded terminals and occasional looped entries that hint at quick pen movement. Stroke thickness stays fairly consistent with subtle swelling at curves, and counters are open and airy. Uppercase forms are simplified and upright-leaning with long ascenders, while lowercase shows compact bodies and delicate, high punctuation and dots.
Best suited to short headlines, pull quotes, invitations, and packaging where a friendly handmade voice is desired. It performs well in larger sizes for branding accents and informal signage, and can work in brief text passages when ample leading and tracking are provided.
The overall tone is informal and personable, balancing legibility with a sketchbook spontaneity. Its narrow, high-contrast-in-spirit silhouette (more from proportions than weight) gives it a light, nimble feel that reads as cheerful and slightly quirky rather than polished or formal.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, natural handwriting in a clean printed style, delivering warmth and personality without fully connecting letters. Its tall proportions and lively inconsistencies suggest an aim for an expressive, human touch that still holds together coherently in words and phrases.
Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-rendered character in running text. Several shapes lean toward calligraphic gestures—especially rounded bowls and looping descenders—yet the construction remains print-like and not fully cursive, helping it stay readable at display sizes.