Print Osbem 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, packaging, posters, social media, casual, friendly, handwritten, lively, personal, human touch, casual tone, quick note, approachable branding, expressive text, brushy, slanted, rounded, monoline-ish, open apertures.
A casual handwritten print face with a consistent rightward slant and fluid, brush-pen stroke behavior. Letterforms are narrow overall with variable character widths and subtly tapered terminals that suggest quick, confident writing rather than constructed geometry. Strokes show modest contrast and occasional thick–thin modulation at curves and joins, while counters remain fairly open for readability. The lowercase is compact with a relatively small x-height, and the overall rhythm is bouncy, with slightly irregular baselines and spacing that reinforce an organic, drawn-by-hand feel.
Well suited for invitations, greeting cards, quotes, short headlines, and casual branding where a personal, handwritten voice is desired. It can also work on packaging and small promotional graphics, especially when used at medium to larger sizes to keep the narrow forms clear.
The font conveys an approachable, informal tone—like a neat note written with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its energetic slant and smooth curves read as upbeat and personable, balancing friendliness with enough clarity to stay legible in short phrases.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, legible handwriting in an informal print style, capturing the spontaneity of a brush or marker while maintaining consistent shapes for clean typesetting.
Caps are simple and gesture-driven rather than decorative, and the numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded shapes and lightly tapered ends. The texture stays fairly even across text, with small variations in stroke pressure and joins that add warmth without becoming messy.