Print Ihkuw 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, signage, branding, playful, retro, friendly, handmade, casual, hand-lettered feel, approachable tone, display impact, retro flavor, brushy, rounded, lively, bouncy, chunky.
A lively, brush-influenced handwritten print with chunky strokes and softly tapered terminals. Letterforms lean consistently, with rounded bowls, swashy entry/exit strokes, and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm that reads as drawn rather than constructed. Uppercase shapes are compact and bold-looking with simplified seriff-ish flares, while the lowercase is more cursive-leaning in ductus yet remains largely unconnected, creating a mixed-case texture that feels energetic and informal. Numerals share the same brushy modulation and rounded finish, keeping a cohesive, display-forward color on the page.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and branding where a friendly hand-lettered voice is desired. It can work for short blurbs or pull quotes, especially when you want a casual, retro-leaning feel, but it is most effective when given room to breathe at display sizes.
The overall tone is warm, upbeat, and a bit vintage, like hand-lettered signage or a casual brush script adapted for readable text. It feels personable and expressive without becoming overly ornate, balancing charm with clarity.
The font appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering in an informal print style, delivering strong personality and quick readability for attention-grabbing display typography.
The design relies on strong stroke presence and distinctive curves, so spacing and counters read best at moderate to larger sizes. The italic slant and brushy terminals give it motion, making it more about character and rhythm than strict geometric consistency.