Print Utrud 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, invitations, book covers, friendly, casual, whimsical, vintage, hand-lettered feel, casual emphasis, friendly display, playful branding, hand-drawn, rounded, soft terminals, lively, organic.
This italic, hand-drawn print face uses compact, slightly condensed letterforms with a lively forward slant and gently modulated stroke thickness. Curves are rounded and somewhat bouncy, with soft, brush-like terminals and subtle irregularities that keep the rhythm informal while remaining consistent across the set. Capitals are relatively simple and upright in structure but retain the same slanted, drawn character, while lowercase forms feel more cursive in gesture without becoming connected. The x-height appears modest, giving ascenders and capitals more presence and lending the text a tall, airy texture in paragraphs.
This font is well suited to short-to-medium display settings such as headlines, posters, book covers, and packaging where an informal, hand-rendered voice is desirable. It can also work for invitations, quotes, and branding accents, especially when paired with a more neutral text face for longer reading.
The overall tone is warm and personable, with an energetic, conversational feel. Its slightly vintage, storybook-like softness makes it feel approachable rather than formal, and the steady slant adds motion and charm without looking frantic.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of quick, confident hand lettering—clean enough to set in words and sentences, yet imperfect enough to signal personality. The goal seems to be an informal, readable italic that brings warmth and motion to display typography.
Numerals follow the same drawn construction and slanted stance, with open shapes and soft curves that read clearly at display sizes. In longer text, the compact proportions and modest x-height create a distinctive texture that feels more like crafted lettering than neutral typography.