Print Lydid 8 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s materials, packaging, greeting cards, social graphics, posters, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, hand-drawn, handwritten feel, approachability, everyday legibility, informal voice, rounded, monoline, soft terminals, open counters, bouncy baseline.
A casual hand-drawn print with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are simple and open, with generous counters and a slightly bouncy rhythm that produces mild width and spacing variation from glyph to glyph. Curves are smooth but not mechanical, and straight strokes have subtle wobble that preserves a natural marker-pen feel. Uppercase forms are clean and readable, while lowercase keeps a straightforward, single-storey construction (notably in a and g) with compact ascenders/descenders and an overall even, unforced texture in text.
Well-suited to kid-focused and friendly communication such as educational worksheets, story or activity titles, and casual signage. It also works for packaging, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics where a human, approachable voice is desirable, especially at medium to large sizes.
The tone is warm and personable, like neat handwriting on a note or classroom handout. Its relaxed irregularities make it feel human and informal, with a lighthearted, everyday friendliness rather than polish or formality.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy, readable handwriting while maintaining consistency across a full basic character set. Its primary goal is to deliver an informal, friendly voice with clear forms that remain legible in short paragraphs.
Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic with rounded shapes and simple joins, keeping them consistent with the alphabet. The overall color stays even in paragraphs, though the natural stroke wobble and small asymmetries are part of the charm and become more visible at larger sizes.