Print Dykem 5 is a light, wide, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, social media, casual, elegant, lively, friendly, personal, handwritten feel, informal elegance, expressive display, personal tone, cursive, slanted, monolinear, looped, airy.
A flowing handwritten italic with a light, pen-like stroke and gently modulated thickness. Letterforms lean strongly to the right and use smooth, continuous curves with occasional pointed terminals, giving the alphabet a brisk, forward rhythm. Uppercase shapes are simplified and open, with a calligraphic feel, while lowercase forms show looped ascenders/descenders (notably in g, y, and f) and a softly bouncing baseline. Spacing is fairly open and the widths vary naturally, reinforcing the drawn, informal construction while keeping counters clear.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings such as invitations, greeting cards, pull quotes, boutique packaging, and casual branding. It can work for brief paragraphs when set with generous size and leading, where its airy spacing and clear counters help maintain readability.
The overall tone is personable and relaxed, like quick neat handwriting dressed up with a touch of refinement. Its slant and looping forms create a lively, upbeat voice that can feel welcoming and slightly romantic without becoming overly ornate.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy, stylish handwriting for approachable display typography—capturing the speed and personality of a handwritten note while keeping forms consistent enough for repeated use in branding and expressive headlines.
In text, the strong italic angle and narrow joining tendencies can make word shapes feel dynamic even though the letters remain largely unconnected. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple forms and subtle curvature that match the script-like rhythm.