Print Pibab 13 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
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A compact, hand-drawn print face with brush-like strokes and visibly irregular contours. Letterforms are upright and narrow, with rounded terminals, soft joins, and a lively baseline that creates a gentle bounce in words. Stroke edges look slightly ragged and inked-in, and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade rhythm. Counters are generally small and shapes are simplified, keeping the overall color dense and punchy in text.
This font is best used for short to medium-length display settings where personality matters: posters, product packaging, social graphics, event flyers, labels, and playful branding accents. It can work for brief text blocks when set with generous size and spacing, but its textured strokes and compact forms make it most effective as a headline or callout style.
The tone is warm, casual, and a bit mischievous, like marker lettering on a sign or a quick headline in a notebook. Its uneven stroke energy and chunky forms give it an approachable, craft-forward personality suited to lighthearted messaging.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered brush/marker print—bold, readable shapes with intentional irregularities to avoid a mechanical look. It prioritizes character and warmth over strict uniformity, aiming for an expressive, handcrafted presence in display typography.
Capitals read as bold, simplified silhouettes that hold up well at larger sizes, while lowercase forms stay legible but keep their informal quirks. Numerals match the same marker-drawn logic with rounded shapes and slightly inconsistent proportions, maintaining a cohesive, hand-rendered feel.