Print Daruk 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, craft branding, quotes, playful, folkloric, quirky, storybook, rustic, handmade warmth, casual readability, expressive display, human texture, brushy, tapered, irregular, rounded, bouncy.
A lively handwritten print face with brush-like strokes and subtly uneven rhythm. Strokes show soft tapering and occasional flared terminals, giving letters a drawn-with-a-marker feel rather than a rigid pen script. The construction is generally rounded with compact bowls and gentle asymmetry, and character widths vary noticeably across the set. Uppercase forms feel slightly spiky and expressive, while the lowercase maintains a simple, single-storey structure and an informal baseline bounce.
Best suited to display and short-to-medium passages where a handmade voice is desirable—such as children’s or YA covers, playful posters, craft and indie branding, packaging, café menus, and quote graphics. It can also work for inviting UI accents or section headers where warmth matters more than strict typographic uniformity.
The font reads friendly and whimsical, with a slightly rustic, folk-art energy. Its irregularities and tapered ends create an approachable, human presence that suggests craft, storytelling, and casual charm rather than polish or formality.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand lettering while staying readable as unconnected print. By combining modest stroke contrast with tapered, brushy terminals and variable character widths, it aims to deliver an expressive, personable tone for informal display and friendly text settings.
In running text, spacing appears open and airy, helping the busy stroke endings stay legible. Numerals and capitals carry the same hand-drawn personality, with distinctive curves and occasional exaggerated hooks that add character in headings and short phrases.