Print Umkan 9 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, children’s books, posters, social media, playful, friendly, casual, whimsical, retro, human warmth, casual branding, cheerful display, approachable tone, monoline, rounded, bouncy, looped, tall ascenders.
A casual handwritten print with smooth, monoline strokes and a gentle rightward slant. Forms are narrow and slightly variable in width, with rounded terminals and frequent looped entries that create a lively, bouncy rhythm. Capitals mix simple upright structures with decorative swashes and curls, while lowercase stays mostly unconnected with tall ascenders, long descenders, and a compact x-height. Overall spacing feels open and airy, and the figures follow the same hand-drawn logic with soft curves and informal proportions.
Well-suited to short-to-medium copy where an informal, human feel is desired, such as greeting cards, invitations, quotes, and social posts. It also works nicely for packaging, café menus, and playful poster headlines, especially when you want friendly emphasis without connecting-script complexity.
The tone is upbeat and approachable, with a lighthearted, personal voice that reads like neat marker or pen lettering. Its curls and soft curves add a touch of whimsy and vintage charm without becoming overly ornate, keeping the mood friendly and conversational.
This design appears intended to capture a clean, legible hand-printed look with just enough flourish—loops, swashes, and a slight slant—to feel expressive. The balance of consistency and natural variation suggests a font meant for warm branding and cheerful display use while remaining readable in running text.
Stroke endings tend to be rounded and slightly tapered, helping the texture stay smooth across longer lines of text. The set shows intentional inconsistency typical of hand lettering—subtle differences in curve tension and stroke direction add character while remaining cohesive in paragraphs.