Print Yabab 12 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social media, music promos, energetic, casual, streetwise, handcrafted, expressive, handwritten impact, quick signage, expressive display, informal emphasis, brushy, dry-brush, upright-leaning, angular, high energy.
An expressive brush-pen style with narrow proportions and a consistent rightward slant. Strokes show tapered entries and exits with occasional dry-brush texture and slightly ragged edges, creating a lively, hand-made rhythm. Letterforms are mostly unconnected and built from confident, simplified gestures; rounded shapes stay compact while verticals remain dominant, giving the overall alphabet a tall, condensed feel. Counters are relatively small and terminals are often pointed or flicked, reinforcing the brisk, marker-like construction.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where personality is more important than uniform texture—posters, headlines, packaging callouts, social media graphics, and event or music promotions. It can also work for quotes or subheads when set with generous line spacing to let the energetic strokes breathe.
The font feels energetic and informal, like quick signage or a bold note written with a brush marker. Its lively stroke texture and forward lean convey motion and spontaneity, balancing friendly approachability with a slightly gritty, street-poster attitude.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brushed handwriting in a condensed, high-impact form, delivering strong presence without the polish of formal script. It prioritizes expressive stroke movement and a hand-drawn cadence for attention-grabbing display use.
Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, which enhances the handwritten realism and keeps lines visually animated. The numerals follow the same brisk, tapered stroke behavior, matching the alphabet’s compact, punchy tone.