Print Umkug 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social media, quotes, energetic, casual, playful, expressive, personal, hand-lettered feel, casual branding, expressive display, human warmth, brushy, dry-brush, gestural, slanted, bouncy.
A lively handwritten print with a rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show noticeable pressure modulation with tapered entry/exit points and occasional dry-brush texture, giving edges a slightly rough, organic finish. Letterforms are compact and tall with tight internal counters, and the rhythm is uneven in a natural, hand-drawn way; widths vary per character, and curves often resolve in quick flicks and hooks. Capitals are prominent and gestural, while the lowercase stays small with short extenders and simple, single-storey constructions.
Works well for short, high-impact text such as posters, product packaging accents, social media graphics, titles, and pull quotes where an informal handwritten voice is desired. It’s best used at display sizes to preserve clarity and let the brush texture and tapered terminals read cleanly.
The overall tone is friendly and spontaneous, like quick marker notes or an informal headline written with confidence. Its energetic stroke movement and slight roughness add warmth and a handcrafted authenticity that reads as modern and approachable rather than polished or formal.
Designed to emulate fast, natural hand lettering with brush-pen dynamics—capturing momentum, pressure changes, and slight irregularities to deliver a personable, contemporary display handwriting style.
Numerals follow the same brisk, brushy construction and keep a consistent slant with the letters, making mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive. The texture and tapering become more noticeable at larger sizes, where the hand-made character is a feature rather than a flaw.