Print Osbey 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social media, quotes, casual, energetic, playful, personal, handmade, handmade realism, casual emphasis, expressive display, personal tone, brushy, sketchy, angular, lively, textured.
A lively handwritten print with a forward-leaning stance and brisk, brush-pen rhythm. Strokes are mostly monoline with subtle pressure swell and tapered terminals, producing a slightly textured, marker-like edge. Letterforms are compact and narrow with quick, angular joins and occasional open apertures; counters are small and the overall silhouette feels tall and slightly jittery in a natural hand-drawn way. Capitals are assertive and simplified, while lowercase stays small and tight, with simple single-storey forms and minimal finishing details.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where a handmade feel is desirable: posters, covers, packaging, café menus, social graphics, and quote callouts. It works especially well in larger sizes where the brushy terminals and lively irregularities can read as intentional texture, and as an accent font paired with a quieter sans for longer copy.
The font reads as informal and energetic, like fast note-taking or casual signage done with a felt tip or brush pen. Its slanted, lively motion and uneven stroke endings give it a personal, spontaneous tone rather than a polished calligraphic one.
The design appears intended to capture the speed and personality of an informal handwritten print, preserving natural variation and a brush-pen texture while staying legible in words and punchy in display lines.
Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, contributing to an organic flow in words. Diagonal strokes and sharp entry/exit angles stand out in letters like K, M, N, V, and W, while rounded forms (O, Q, e, o) stay open and airy despite the compact proportions. Numerals follow the same quick, hand-drawn logic, with simple shapes and tapered terminals that keep them visually consistent with the letters.