Print Daked 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, headlines, kids media, playful, quirky, handmade, storybook, casual, hand-lettering, whimsy, personality, informality, expressiveness, brushy, spiky, tall, condensed, lively.
A lively handwritten print with a tall, condensed posture and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes feel brush- or marker-driven, with tapered terminals and occasional sharp hooks that create a slightly spiky silhouette. Letterforms vary subtly in width and shape, reinforcing an organic rhythm, while counters are kept fairly tight and simplified. Uppercase forms are narrow and upright in structure but animated by irregular curves, and the lowercase shows compact bodies with long, expressive ascenders and descenders.
Best suited for short to medium-length display settings where personality is the priority—posters, titles, book covers, packaging callouts, and playful branding. It can also work for pull quotes or captions when set with generous size and line spacing to keep the busy texture from clumping.
The overall tone is informal and characterful, leaning toward whimsical and slightly mischievous rather than polished. Its energetic stroke endings and uneven hand-drawn cadence give it a personable, indie feel that reads as friendly and imaginative.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering in an unconnected print style—condensed to fit more characters per line while keeping a spirited, illustrative presence. The emphasis is on charm and motion rather than typographic neutrality, aiming for a distinctive voice in display typography.
The condensed proportions and narrow apertures make the texture appear dark and busy as lines of text stack, while the angled forms and hooked terminals add distinctive personality. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with slightly idiosyncratic shapes that blend naturally with the letters.