Print Alkum 8 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: quotes, greeting cards, invitations, packaging, social posts, casual, friendly, airy, youthful, handmade, handwritten feel, casual branding, personal tone, clean informality, monoline, loopy, slanted, open forms, rounded terminals.
A slender, monoline handwritten print with a consistent rightward slant and softly rounded stroke endings. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with open counters and a slightly springy baseline rhythm that keeps the texture lively rather than rigid. Strokes show gentle curvature and occasional looped joins within individual letters (not connected between letters), giving the set a drawn-by-hand regularity. Numerals and capitals follow the same slim, simplified construction, maintaining an even, clean texture across the character set.
Works well for short to medium-length text where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—such as quotes, cards, invitations, product labels, and casual branding. It can also suit captions or UI accents when used at comfortable sizes with adequate line spacing.
The overall tone feels informal and approachable, with an airy lightness and a quick, note-taking energy. Its lean, cursive-leaning posture adds a touch of elegance while still reading as casual and personal.
The design appears intended to emulate neat, quick handwriting in a clean print style—combining slim proportions with smooth, loop-influenced gestures to feel human and friendly while remaining readable.
Spacing appears intentionally loose enough to preserve clarity despite the narrow proportions, and the smooth stroke behavior helps the font stay legible in short phrases. The italic slant and tall ascenders/descenders create a graceful vertical flow that stands out in headlines and short lines.