Print Urgid 5 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, classroom materials, greeting cards, craft packaging, posters, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, youthful, human warmth, informal clarity, handmade feel, everyday voice, rounded, monoline, bouncy, quirky, soft.
A clean, hand-drawn print style with mostly monoline strokes and gently rounded terminals. Letterforms are simplified and open, with a slightly bouncy baseline and subtle irregularities that preserve a natural marker-pen rhythm. Curves are smooth and generous, counters stay wide for readability, and proportions vary modestly from glyph to glyph, giving the set an easy, informal texture. Capitals are narrow and tall with soft joins, while lowercase forms remain straightforward and highly legible.
This font suits short-to-medium text where a personable, informal voice is desired—children’s and educational materials, invitations and greeting cards, labels, and craft or boutique packaging. It also works well for headers, captions, and pull quotes in designs that benefit from a hand-lettered feel while staying readable.
The overall tone is friendly and conversational, like quick handwriting refined for consistent typesetting. Its soft curves and mild unevenness add warmth and approachability without becoming messy, lending a lighthearted, everyday feel.
The design appears intended to capture the look of neat, everyday handwriting in an unconnected print style, balancing charm with clarity. It aims for an approachable, human texture that remains consistent enough for continuous reading and general-purpose display.
Distinctive handwritten cues show up in the simplified geometry (notably in round letters and numerals) and in occasional asymmetry in diagonals and joins. Numerals match the letterforms with rounded shapes and an informal, slightly varied width that keeps the texture lively in mixed text.