Print Vigum 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, children’s titles, posters, packaging, greeting cards, quirky, storybook, whimsical, hand-drawn, casual, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, playful tone, storybook flavor, spidery, tall, bouncy, uneven, ink-like.
A tall, spidery hand-drawn print with narrow proportions and lively irregularity. Strokes feel inked with slightly uneven thickness and occasional tapering, giving an organic, pen-rendered texture. Capitals are long-limbed and expressive, while lowercase forms stay compact with a notably short x-height and prominent ascenders/descenders. Curves are slightly wobbly, counters are small, and spacing varies subtly from glyph to glyph, creating a bouncy, human rhythm.
This font suits display applications that benefit from personality—book covers, chapter titles, posters, packaging callouts, and greeting cards. It also works well for short UI labels or pull quotes when set with generous size and leading, letting the lively spacing and narrow forms breathe.
The tone is playful and eccentric, with a lightly eerie, storybook charm. Its wiry silhouettes and animated letterforms suggest informal narration, fantasy flavor, and characterful captions rather than polished corporate messaging.
The design appears intended to capture a natural hand-lettered look with deliberate quirks: tall, narrow letters, slightly irregular stroke flow, and expressive caps that add character in headlines. It prioritizes atmosphere and individuality over strict consistency, aiming for an approachable, illustrative voice.
Legibility holds up best at display sizes, where the distinctive silhouettes and tall proportions read clearly. At smaller sizes the thin joins, small counters, and variable spacing can make texture feel busy, especially in dense paragraphs.