Print Bydir 12 is a light, normal width, low contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s, packaging, greeting cards, craft, posters, playful, casual, friendly, quirky, handmade, handmade feel, approachability, casual readability, playful tone, rounded, monoline, bouncy, informal, uneven baseline.
A monoline handwritten print with rounded terminals and slightly wobbly, marker-like strokes. Letterforms are simple and open, with modest irregularities in width and curvature that create a natural, hand-drawn rhythm. Capitals are tall and narrow with soft corners, while lowercase stays compact with a short x-height and generous counters; ascenders and descenders are long and lightly tapered. Spacing is loose and variable, and the baseline subtly bounces, reinforcing the informal construction.
This font works well where an informal, personal voice is desirable: children’s materials, casual packaging, greeting cards, craft branding, and playful posters or social graphics. It is best suited to short-to-medium text and display settings where its hand-drawn rhythm can remain clear.
The overall tone is approachable and lighthearted, with a doodled, notebook-like personality. Its gentle irregularities and soft shapes give it an easygoing, conversational feel rather than a polished or technical one.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, neat hand-printing with a consistent marker line, capturing the spontaneity of handwriting while keeping letterforms legible and broadly familiar. Its irregularities seem deliberately restrained to maintain readability while still feeling authentically drawn.
Distinctive handwritten quirks show through in the simplified geometry (notably rounded bowls and single-storey-style construction in many lowercase forms) and in the slightly elastic proportions from glyph to glyph. Numerals follow the same casual logic, with open, curved shapes that prioritize friendliness over strict uniformity.