Print Lydov 3 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, classroom materials, greeting cards, packaging, posters, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, whimsical, handwritten feel, approachability, everyday notes, readability, rounded, monoline, bouncy, irregular, soft terminals.
A casual, hand-drawn print with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms show gentle irregularity in curves and joins, creating a lively rhythm while staying consistently readable. Proportions lean narrow-to-moderate with a modest x-height and slightly varied character widths; bowls are open, counters are generous, and verticals have a subtle wobble typical of marker or felt-tip writing. Numerals and capitals follow the same rounded construction, with simplified forms and minimal ornament.
Well-suited to projects that benefit from a human, informal voice—such as children’s and educational materials, invitations and greeting cards, craft branding, packaging callouts, and short poster headlines. It also works for brief passages where a friendly handwritten texture is desired without sacrificing legibility.
The overall tone is warm and personable, like neat handwriting used for labels or notes. Its slight unevenness and buoyant spacing give it an easygoing, kid-friendly energy without becoming chaotic.
The design appears intended to emulate clean, everyday handwriting in a print style, prioritizing approachability and readability while preserving small imperfections that keep the texture authentic and charming.
The set favors clarity over precision: strokes maintain consistent thickness, corners are eased rather than sharp, and many shapes feel lightly compressed with relaxed, hand-set spacing. The sample text shows steady texture at paragraph size, with a pleasantly informal cadence rather than strict typographic regularity.