Print Poben 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, kids branding, headlines, social graphics, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, bouncy, handmade warmth, bold impact, informal voice, approachable branding, rounded, brushy, chunky, soft terminals, lively.
A heavy, hand-drawn print face with rounded strokes and subtly brushy edges. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with soft, swelling curves and tapered joins that suggest marker or brush pressure rather than rigid geometry. Counters are generally small and enclosed, and the baseline has a gentle, organic wobble that keeps the rhythm lively without becoming chaotic. Overall spacing feels open enough for display use, while individual glyph widths vary in a natural, handwritten way.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a bold, friendly handwritten feel is desired—such as posters, packaging callouts, café or craft labels, social media graphics, and headlines. It can also work for short blurbs or captions when the goal is personality and warmth rather than a neutral text voice.
The font reads as upbeat and approachable, with a warm, informal tone. Its bold, rounded shapes and slightly quirky proportions give it a cheerful, conversational voice suited to lighthearted messaging and friendly branding.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of informal hand lettering in a sturdy, highly visible style. It prioritizes charm and impact through rounded, brush-influenced strokes and lively, humanized proportions.
Caps and lowercase share a cohesive, drawn-by-hand consistency, with simplified constructions and softened corners. Numerals match the same rounded, brush-leaning logic, keeping the set visually unified in mixed text. The overall texture is dense and punchy, with noticeable ink-like presence in longer lines.