Print Gaduf 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, brand marks, playful, rustic, quirky, handmade, storybook, handmade feel, playful tone, display impact, ink texture, informal voice, rough-edged, inked, chunky, wobbly, textured.
A heavy, inked handwritten print with slightly irregular outlines and subtly uneven stroke edges that suggest a marker or brush on absorbent paper. Letterforms are compact with modest counters, soft corners, and a gently wobbly baseline and vertical rhythm that keep the texture lively. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, with occasional asymmetric bowls and terminals, giving the set a deliberately imperfect, hand-cut feel while remaining legible in words. Numerals match the same sturdy, organic construction and share the same roughened silhouette.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, titles, packaging, and cover work where the textured edges and handmade rhythm can be appreciated. It can also support short bursts of copy—taglines, labels, and social graphics—when an informal, crafted tone is needed.
The overall tone is friendly and handmade, with a rustic, storybook character. Its deliberate unevenness reads as informal and approachable, leaning whimsical rather than refined, and works well when a human, crafted voice is desired.
The design appears intended to mimic hand-drawn, inked print lettering with a bold presence and a tactile, imperfect edge. It prioritizes personality and warmth over geometric precision, aiming to create an expressive, approachable voice for display typography.
Capitals carry a strong presence with broad silhouettes, while lowercase forms keep a simple, print-like structure; the contrast between the two creates a lively typographic color in mixed-case text. The rough contouring becomes a prominent texture at larger sizes, and at smaller sizes the heavy weight helps maintain readability despite the irregularities.