Print Ruju 8 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, menus, headlines, social media, friendly, casual, playful, retro, approachable, handmade feel, casual display, friendly branding, lively emphasis, brushy, rounded, bouncy, informal, soft terminals.
A compact, right-leaning handwritten print with rounded, brush-like strokes and softly tapered terminals. The forms are simplified and slightly bouncy, with a steady stroke thickness and minimal contrast, giving letters a dense, dark presence on the page. Curves are generous and corners are eased, while counters stay relatively small, reinforcing the punchy, compact texture. Spacing appears even in text, with consistent rhythm despite the naturalistic, hand-drawn irregularities.
Well-suited for posters, menus, packaging, and social graphics where an informal, friendly voice is needed. It works best for headlines, short blurbs, and prominent callouts, and can also handle brief passages when set with comfortable tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, with a casual, conversational feel that reads as hand-made rather than formal. Its jaunty slant and rounded brush shapes suggest warmth and lighthearted energy, evoking an easygoing, slightly nostalgic sign-paint or marker-note mood.
Designed to deliver a confident, hand-rendered brush-print look that feels lively and accessible. The emphasis is on bold presence and smooth, rounded gestures that maintain legibility while preserving a casual, human cadence.
Uppercase and lowercase share a cohesive, rounded construction, and the numerals follow the same soft, handwritten logic for a unified voice. The texture stays consistent across long lines of copy, though the dense stroke weight and compact proportions make it feel most at home at display or larger text sizes.