Print Herub 1 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, game ui, packaging, playful, quirky, spooky, handmade, lively, hand-lettered feel, display impact, characterful tone, whimsical mood, chunky, wobbly, angular, irregular, cartoonish.
A chunky, hand-drawn print face with thick strokes and a noticeably uneven, organic rhythm. Letters lean subtly back and forth with a wobbly baseline feel, and their contours show chiseled, brushy edges rather than clean geometry. Counters are compact and sometimes asymmetrical, with terminals that taper or flare irregularly, creating a cut-paper or marker-painted silhouette. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, giving the alphabet a lively, handmade consistency rather than strict typographic regularity.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headlines, book covers, game titles/UI accents, and expressive packaging. It works well when you want a handcrafted, characterful voice and can give extra personality to signage or themed event graphics.
The overall tone is mischievous and animated, with a slightly eerie storybook energy. Its roughened shapes and bouncy spacing suggest humor and casual confidence, while the chunky darkness adds a dramatic, poster-like punch.
The design appears intended to mimic bold hand lettering—imperfect, energetic, and immediately personable—while staying readable in punchy display contexts. Its controlled irregularities aim to deliver a distinctive, illustrated feel rather than typographic neutrality.
The numerals match the letterforms with the same uneven weight distribution and irregular curves, helping the set feel cohesive in display settings. The texture and irregular outlines become a defining feature at larger sizes, while smaller sizes may emphasize the glyph-to-glyph eccentricities and tight interiors.