Print Gonid 12 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s, social media, headlines, playful, casual, friendly, quirky, hand-drawn, hand-lettered feel, friendly tone, expressive display, casual branding, brushy, bouncy, rounded, lively, informal.
This typeface has a hand-drawn, marker-like construction with rounded terminals and gently irregular contours. Strokes stay relatively even in thickness, but show subtle wobble and pressure variation that keeps the texture organic. Letters lean slightly with a bouncy baseline and variable character widths, giving words a lively, uneven rhythm. Counters are open and shapes are simplified, with soft corners and occasional hook-like entry/exit strokes that reinforce the drawn-by-hand feel.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where personality matters—posters, playful branding, packaging, social graphics, and event materials. It can work for brief editorial pull quotes or captions when a casual, handmade voice is desired, but the lively rhythm is most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone is warm, approachable, and lightly mischievous. Its energetic rhythm and casual shapes suggest spontaneity rather than precision, making it feel personable and fun without becoming chaotic.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering made with a felt-tip or brush marker, prioritizing charm and expressiveness over geometric uniformity. Its slightly slanted stance and animated proportions aim to add human warmth and an informal voice to titles and branding.
In longer text, the consistent stroke weight helps maintain clarity, while the irregular spacing and variable widths create a handcrafted cadence. Numerals and capitals share the same informal, brushy logic, supporting cohesive display settings.