Print Lagev 4 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, signage, playful, friendly, casual, quirky, retro, approachability, handmade feel, high impact, informal tone, rounded, chunky, soft, bouncy, hand-drawn.
A heavy, compact display face with soft, rounded terminals and subtly uneven stroke edges that suggest hand-drawn lettering. The letterforms are tall and tight, with small counters and a gently “squeezed” silhouette that keeps the texture dense. Strokes maintain a largely consistent thickness, while corners and joins are rounded and slightly irregular, giving a warm, crafted feel. Overall spacing reads snug, with lively internal rhythm created by small variations in curvature and width from glyph to glyph.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings such as headlines, posters, product packaging, brand marks, and playful signage where a dense, bold texture helps words stand out. It can also work for short captions or callouts, but its tight counters and heavy color are most effective when given room and used at larger sizes.
The tone is informal and upbeat, with a friendly, slightly whimsical character. Its rounded, chunky shapes feel approachable and cartoon-adjacent, evoking lighthearted signage and playful packaging rather than formal editorial typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, hand-rendered personality—combining compact proportions with rounded, low-fuss shapes to produce an approachable display voice that remains legible while feeling informal and crafted.
Distinctive features include single-story lowercase forms, a compact, looped lowercase g, and numerals with soft, simplified geometry. The uppercase set stays narrow and sturdy, while the lowercase introduces more bounce through curved shoulders and rounded bowls, keeping paragraphs visually animated at display sizes.