Print Hybon 9 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, invites, playful, casual, friendly, quirky, handmade, approachability, informality, personality, warmth, simplicity, rounded, blobby, marker-like, wobbly, organic.
The letterforms are heavy and rounded with blobby terminals and subtly wobbly contours, suggesting a drawn-with-a-marker texture. Strokes remain largely even, with gentle swelling and small irregularities that create a lively, handmade cadence across words. Counters are relatively small and soft-edged, and spacing varies slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the natural, unscripted feel while remaining clearly legible at display and comfortable text sizes.
It works well for children’s and family-oriented materials, DIY and craft branding, informal packaging, and upbeat signage where a personable voice is important. It’s also a good fit for social posts, stickers, invitations, and short headlines that benefit from a friendly, hand-rendered look. For longer passages, moderate sizes and generous line spacing help maintain clarity as the dense strokes and small counters can visually accumulate.
This font feels friendly, casual, and a little mischievous, like quick marker lettering made for a personal note or a playful poster. Its uneven rhythm and soft, rounded shapes give it an approachable, human tone that reads as informal and upbeat rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-drawn print lettering—confident, thick strokes with imperfect edges—while keeping character shapes familiar and readable. The goal seems to be adding personality and warmth to short copy without the connected flow of cursive writing.
The uppercase has a compact, slightly bouncy stance with rounded joins and occasional asymmetry, while the lowercase leans toward simple, print-style constructions. Numerals follow the same thick, soft-edged logic and read as hand-drawn rather than geometric, matching the overall texture and rhythm of the alphabet.