Print Noma 14 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: kids branding, packaging, posters, social graphics, headlines, playful, casual, friendly, handmade, youthful, handmade warmth, approachable voice, casual display, playful tone, rounded, chunky, soft, marker-like, bouncy.
A rounded, hand-drawn print style with softly swollen strokes and gently irregular contours. Terminals tend to be blunt and slightly tapered, suggesting a marker or felt-tip tool, with minimal stroke modulation across the set. Proportions are broad and roomy, with open counters and simplified construction that keeps shapes clear even as widths vary from glyph to glyph. Overall rhythm is loose and bouncy, with small inconsistencies in curves, joins, and crossbar placement that reinforce the handwritten character.
This font is best for short-to-medium copy where an informal, handmade tone is desired: children’s and family-oriented branding, casual packaging, event posters, social media graphics, and friendly headline treatments. It also works well for labels, quotes, and hand-lettered style callouts where personality matters more than typographic precision.
The tone is relaxed and approachable, with a playful, doodled quality that feels personal rather than formal. Its uneven stroke edges and buoyant spacing give it a conversational energy suited to lighthearted messaging and informal branding.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of quick hand lettering—clean enough to read, but intentionally imperfect to preserve warmth and spontaneity. Its rounded construction and broad proportions prioritize approachability and visual punch in display contexts.
Distinctive, simplified forms—such as a single-storey lowercase “a,” looped descenders in “g” and “q,” and rounded, open numerals—add charm and keep the set coherent. The sample text shows comfortable readability at larger sizes, where the natural wobble and generous curves become a key part of the voice.