Print Tilow 9 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s, headlines, invitations, playful, friendly, casual, whimsical, hand-drawn, hand-lettered feel, warmth, high impact, approachability, informal display, rounded, soft, bouncy, chunky, inky.
A rounded, hand-drawn print style with thick, brush-like strokes and softly blunted terminals. Letterforms show gentle irregularities and a slightly bouncy baseline, with subtle variations in stroke width that mimic marker pressure. Counters are generally open and simple, and curves dominate over sharp corners, giving the alphabet a smooth, approachable silhouette. Proportions are lively rather than rigid, with noticeable glyph-to-glyph width variation that reinforces the informal, drawn-by-hand rhythm.
This font is well-suited to short display copy where a friendly hand-lettered feel is desired—posters, greeting cards, party invitations, playful branding, and packaging. It can also work for quotes or callouts in educational or family-oriented contexts, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the rounded shapes and stroke character remain clear.
The overall tone feels cheerful and conversational, like casual lettering on a poster or classroom note. Its soft, inky shapes and relaxed consistency convey warmth and humor without looking messy, making it feel personable and approachable.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick, confident marker lettering—uniformly informal, rounded, and high-impact—while staying legible in headline settings. Its controlled irregularity suggests a goal of authenticity and charm without sacrificing overall consistency.
The numerals and capitals maintain the same rounded, brushed construction as the lowercase, keeping a cohesive voice across the set. At larger sizes the textured, hand-made stroke behavior reads clearly; at smaller sizes the heavy strokes and tight interior spaces can start to close up, especially in round letters.