Print Ukbay 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, greeting cards, children’s titles, playful, quirky, whimsical, friendly, handmade, handmade charm, casual display, playful tone, crafty feel, spindly, bouncy, loopy, tall, brushed.
A tall, slender handwritten print with a bouncy baseline feel and lively, slightly irregular construction. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin behavior reminiscent of a brush or flexible pen, with tapered terminals and occasional sharp, inked corners. Counters are compact and the lowercase is small relative to the ascenders, producing a vertical, airy rhythm; widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-drawn character. The overall texture is light and nimble despite the dark vertical stems, with open forms and simplified joins that keep words readable at display sizes.
Best suited to short, expressive text such as headlines, posters, invitations, product packaging, and greeting cards where personality is prioritized. It also works well for playful editorial callouts and children’s or craft-themed titling, while longer passages may benefit from generous tracking and line spacing to preserve clarity.
The font reads as upbeat and informal, with a storybook-like charm and a gently eccentric personality. Its tall proportions and looping details give it a humorous, offbeat tone that feels approachable rather than formal.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of quick hand lettering—tall, narrow forms with brushy contrast and intentional idiosyncrasies—aimed at adding warmth and character to display typography.
Uppercase forms mix simple skeletal constructions (notably in E/F/T) with more calligraphic shapes (such as B/R/S), creating a deliberately eclectic handmade flavor. Numerals follow the same narrow, high-energy rhythm, with a notably slender “1” and curvy “2/3” that match the letterforms.