Print Umdav 8 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, greeting cards, friendly, playful, casual, approachable, handmade, handmade feel, friendly tone, casual clarity, modern informal, monoline, rounded, bouncy, quirky, lively.
A casual hand-printed face with smooth, rounded strokes and a mostly monoline feel, punctuated by subtle pressure-like thick/thin shifts. Letterforms are narrow and tall with gently irregular proportions, creating a lively rhythm without becoming messy. Terminals tend to be rounded or softly tapered, curves are generous, and counters stay open for readability. The set shows intentional human variation in width and shape, with simple, clear numerals and unconnected lowercase forms.
This font works well for lighthearted branding, packaging, and poster headlines where a handwritten personality is desired. It also suits greeting cards, invitations, classroom materials, and short passages of display text where a friendly, informal voice should come through without sacrificing clarity.
The overall tone is warm and personable, suggesting everyday handwriting with a playful bounce. Its informal texture reads friendly and conversational rather than formal or technical, making text feel human and approachable.
The design appears intended to capture the charm of neat hand printing—clean enough to read comfortably, but with enough natural variation to feel personal. Its narrow, tall proportions and rounded stroke endings emphasize a cheerful, contemporary handmade character suited to modern, casual communication.
Uppercase forms have a slightly whimsical, drawn quality with soft joins and occasional asymmetry, while lowercase maintains a consistent baseline feel and clear silhouettes. Spacing appears moderately loose, helping the narrow forms breathe in words and longer lines, and the numerals match the same rounded, handwritten logic.