Print Bodam 5 is a light, wide, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: school materials, kids content, posters, packaging, social graphics, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, handmade, handmade warmth, casual clarity, approachable tone, everyday notes, monoline, rounded, loose, bouncy, quirky.
A monoline handwritten print with softly rounded terminals and a loose, slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Strokes stay fairly even in thickness with gentle pen-like wobble, and letters are mostly unconnected with open counters and generous internal space. Forms are simplified and readable, with a mix of rounded curves and straightforward straight strokes that give the alphabet an easy, sketchbook consistency.
This font suits short to medium text where a friendly, hand-lettered voice is desired—classroom worksheets, children’s materials, casual posters, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. It also works well for headings, captions, and UI microcopy where warmth and approachability matter more than strict typographic precision.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like neat marker lettering made for everyday notes. Its mild irregularity and soft shapes add warmth and a playful, human touch without feeling messy or aggressive.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy, everyday hand printing: legible, upbeat, and visually relaxed. It aims to provide a natural handwritten feel for informal communication while keeping letterforms clear enough for practical use.
Uppercase and lowercase share a cohesive hand-drawn logic, while small quirks in curves and joins keep it from feeling mechanical. Numerals follow the same relaxed, rounded construction, helping mixed-content settings (like labels or short messages) feel cohesive.