Print Utbey 1 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s, invitations, cafés, playful, quirky, folksy, friendly, casual, handmade feel, approachability, whimsy, display impact, rounded, soft terminals, slightly irregular, bouncy baseline, display-like.
A lively, hand-drawn print face with compact proportions and softly rounded forms. Strokes are robust with gentle, slightly uneven modulation, giving letters an organic, marker-like texture rather than rigid geometry. Terminals tend to be rounded or subtly flared, counters are relatively tight, and curves lean toward oval, producing a buoyant rhythm. Spacing appears slightly irregular by design, reinforcing an informal, handmade feel while maintaining clear letter recognition.
Best suited to short, personality-forward text such as posters, headlines, packaging, menus, event invitations, and children’s or hobby-oriented materials. It can work for brief passages when set with comfortable tracking and leading, but its expressive irregularity is most effective at display sizes where the hand-drawn texture can be appreciated.
The overall tone is approachable and whimsical, with a slightly eccentric, storybook character. Its bouncy shapes and soft finishing lend a warm, homemade personality that reads as lighthearted rather than formal.
The design appears intended to emulate confident hand-lettered print with a friendly, slightly quirky voice—prioritizing charm and human warmth over strict consistency. Its sturdy strokes and rounded shapes suggest a goal of remaining legible while still feeling informal and crafted.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent hand-rendered logic, and many glyphs show gentle asymmetries and playful stroke endings that keep repeated text from feeling mechanical. Numerals follow the same casual construction, with rounded bowls and sturdy stems that match the letterforms.