Print Ornis 8 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, headlines, friendly, casual, energetic, approachable, handmade, handwritten feel, friendly tone, casual display, brush texture, brushy, rounded, bouncy, informal, smooth.
A lively, brush-pen style script with unconnected letterforms and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes are thick and smooth with rounded terminals, producing a soft, marker-like texture rather than sharp calligraphic contrast. Proportions feel compact with relatively small counters and a bouncy baseline rhythm, while capitals show simplified cursive structures and generous curves. Overall spacing is loose enough to keep forms legible, with slightly varied stroke endings that reinforce the hand-drawn character.
Well suited to short-to-medium display text where personality matters: brand marks, café/food packaging, posters, invitations, and social media graphics. It also works for pull quotes or section headers, while longer paragraphs may benefit from generous line spacing to accommodate the lively rhythm.
The font reads warm and upbeat, with a relaxed, personal tone that feels conversational and informal. Its rounded forms and brushy weight give it an energetic, friendly voice suited to cheerful messaging rather than formal typography.
The design appears intended to mimic confident brush handwriting in a clean, reproducible way—prioritizing warmth and immediacy over strict uniformity. It aims for an expressive, everyday script look that stays readable at typical display sizes.
Capitals and lowercase share a coherent brush-script logic, with many letters resembling quickly written print-script rather than fully connected cursive. Numerals echo the same smooth, handwritten construction and maintain the slanted, rounded feel for consistent color in mixed text.