Print Onnen 8 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, headlines, packaging, social media, energetic, friendly, casual, retro, sporty, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, casual branding, energetic tone, brushlike, slanted, rounded, bouncy, calligraphic.
A lively, right-slanted handwritten print with a brush-pen feel and smooth, rounded contours. Strokes show subtle tapering at entries and exits, with fuller downstrokes that give the letters a confident, painted presence. The rhythm is bouncy and slightly irregular in a deliberate way, and the width varies by glyph, creating a natural hand-drawn cadence. Counters are fairly open, terminals are mostly soft and curved, and capitals are larger and more expressive than the lowercase, helping the line texture stay dynamic.
Works best for short to medium display settings where personality is the goal: posters, punchy headlines, branding accents, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. It can also suit informal signage or event materials where a hand-painted, energetic texture helps set a friendly tone.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with an energetic, personable voice that feels informal rather than formal. Its brisk slant and brushy momentum suggest motion and spontaneity, making it read as friendly and expressive. The style also carries a mild retro note, reminiscent of hand-lettered signage or casual display writing.
Designed to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered brush writing in a clean, legible print style. The intent appears to balance expressive motion and bold presence with enough consistency to function reliably as a display face across words, numbers, and mixed-case settings.
In longer samples the connected-less script-like motion comes from consistent slanting and repeated entry/exit flicks rather than actual joining strokes. Curves and diagonals are emphasized, giving the font a quick, gestural feel, while the numerals match the same brush cadence and rounded finishing.