Print Utlab 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s media, invitations, cafés, playful, hand-drawn, quirky, friendly, casual, handmade feel, friendly tone, casual display, personality, rounded, soft terminals, organic, bouncy, irregular.
A casual, hand-drawn print style with lightly wobbly strokes and rounded, softened terminals. Letterforms are generally narrow and upright, with subtle modulation and uneven curves that give a natural marker/brush feel. Counters are open and forms are simplified, with occasional angular joins and small asymmetries that create a lively rhythm across words. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, handcrafted texture rather than strict geometric consistency.
Well-suited to short headlines, posters, menus, labels, and packaging where an informal, handmade tone is desired. It can also work for children’s materials, party invitations, and social graphics, especially at medium to larger sizes where the irregularities read as intentional texture.
The font reads as warm and approachable, with a quirky, slightly mischievous energy. Its uneven stroke behavior and bouncy proportions suggest spontaneity and human presence, making text feel conversational and relaxed rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic quick hand lettering—legible and upright, yet intentionally imperfect—to add personality and warmth. Its simplified shapes and soft terminals prioritize friendliness and visual charm over typographic precision for long-form reading.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same hand-rendered logic, producing a cohesive voice in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same playful construction and look best when treated as part of a display system rather than for dense tabular data.