Print Pekaf 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, social media, children’s print, playful, friendly, handmade, casual, quirky, handmade feel, approachable tone, display impact, casual clarity, rounded, bouncy, soft, chunky, informal.
A compact, hand-drawn print style with thick, rounded strokes and gently irregular contours. Letterforms are mostly upright with a lively, bouncy rhythm and subtly inconsistent widths that enhance the handmade feel. Terminals are soft and blunted, counters are small-to-moderate, and curves are emphasized over sharp angles; joins and bowls show brush- or marker-like swelling and slight wobble. Spacing feels open and forgiving, keeping words legible despite the intentionally uneven stroke behavior.
This style works best for short-to-medium display text where a warm, informal voice is desired—packaging callouts, posters, book covers, greeting cards, classroom materials, and social media graphics. It can also suit light branding applications when a friendly, handcrafted texture is more important than strict typographic uniformity.
The font conveys an upbeat, approachable tone—like quick marker lettering for notes, kids’ materials, or casual signage. Its soft shapes and mild irregularities add warmth and personality, reading as friendly and a bit whimsical rather than polished or formal.
The design appears intended to mimic confident, fast marker lettering: bold enough to stand out, rounded enough to feel welcoming, and irregular enough to read as genuinely hand-made. The overall aim is expressive readability for display contexts rather than typographic precision for long-form text.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent rounded construction, with a noticeable handwritten variance from glyph to glyph that prevents a mechanical texture. Numerals follow the same chunky, simplified drawing style, remaining clear at display sizes while retaining the same casual, hand-rendered character.