Print Melir 8 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s titles, posters, packaging, social graphics, headlines, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, quirky, hand-lettered feel, friendly display, casual readability, approachable tone, rounded, chunky, bouncy, informal, cartoonish.
A hand-drawn print face with thick, rounded strokes and softly irregular contours that preserve a marker-like texture without visible joins between letters. The forms are compact with a lively, uneven rhythm and gently inconsistent widths, giving lines a bouncy, human pace. Terminals are mostly blunt and curved, bowls are generous, and counters stay open enough for clarity despite the heavy stroke. Capitals are tall and simple, while lowercase shows simplified constructions and a single-storey feel in several letters, reinforcing the casual, drawn-by-hand character.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where a warm, informal voice is desired—such as children’s materials, casual posters, craft or food packaging, event flyers, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when you want a handwritten feel with solid readability.
The overall tone is cheerful and approachable, with a slightly goofy, storybook energy. Its imperfect stroke flow and buoyant spacing read as personal and friendly rather than polished or corporate, making it feel conversational and kid-adjacent without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand-lettering made with a broad marker: bold enough to pop, simple enough to read, and irregular enough to feel authentic. Its proportions and rounded stroke endings prioritize friendliness and immediacy over typographic refinement.
The font maintains strong visual consistency in stroke weight while allowing small deviations in curvature and alignment that keep it expressive. Numerals match the same rounded, hand-inked logic, staying legible and sturdy for informal display use.