Print Umkil 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotations, casual, friendly, playful, handmade, approachable, handwritten warmth, quick lettering, casual emphasis, human tone, brushy, monoline, rounded, bouncy, quirky.
A casual handwritten print with a right-leaning, brush-pen rhythm and mostly unconnected letterforms. Strokes read as monoline to lightly modulated, with soft tapering at terminals and occasional thickened starts that mimic a felt-tip or brush touch. Shapes are rounded and slightly compressed, with lively baseline bounce and irregular spacing that maintains legibility while preserving an organic, drawn-by-hand feel. Uppercase forms are simple and sign-like, while lowercase keeps open counters and straightforward construction.
Works well where a human, approachable tone is needed—brand marks and taglines, product packaging, café or event posters, social graphics, and short editorial callouts. It performs best at display and large text sizes where the brush texture and lively rhythm can be appreciated without relying on tight typographic precision.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick marker lettering on a note, menu board, or packaging mockup. Its slight slant and energetic stroke endings give it an informal, conversational voice that feels warm rather than formal.
Designed to capture the immediacy of quick, hand-lettered writing with a brush or marker, balancing casual personality with clear, readable shapes. The goal appears to be an informal print style that can add warmth and energy to headlines and short passages without becoming overly decorative.
Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded forms and subtle stroke tapering that keeps them consistent in texture with the letters. The font’s natural irregularities (stroke endings, width changes, and spacing) are a key part of its charm and should be treated as a feature rather than a flaw.