Print Pekey 16 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, posters, packaging, greeting cards, craft branding, playful, whimsical, handmade, friendly, storybook, handmade charm, casual display, friendly tone, storybook feel, expressive texture, brushy, bouncy, quirky, organic, lively.
A lively hand-drawn print face with brush-like strokes and visibly tapered terminals. Letterforms are generally upright with a slightly bouncy baseline feel, mixing rounded bowls and occasional sharp, calligraphic joins. Stroke contrast is pronounced, with thicker downstrokes and finer entry/exit strokes, and edges retain a subtly irregular, human-made finish. Proportions are compact and somewhat condensed overall, while individual glyph widths vary, reinforcing an informal rhythm in words and lines.
This font works best where a handmade, friendly voice is desired—short headlines, packaging callouts, greeting cards, and editorial display for playful topics. It can also serve well in children’s materials or casual posters where character and texture matter more than strict uniformity. For longer passages, it’s most comfortable at moderate sizes with generous leading to let the lively shapes breathe.
The tone is warm and informal, with a whimsical, storybook energy. Its uneven stroke behavior and soft, rounded shapes read as approachable and personal rather than technical or corporate. The overall color on the page feels animated and conversational, like neat handwriting done with a brush pen.
The design appears intended to capture the charm of informal brush lettering while staying legible as a print-style alphabet. Its tapered strokes and slight irregularities aim to deliver personality and motion in display text, offering a crafted look that feels human and spontaneous.
The uppercase has a tall, narrow presence that pairs with more rounded, jaunty lowercase; together they create strong texture in mixed-case settings. Numerals and punctuation follow the same brushed, tapered logic, keeping the set cohesive in running text.