Print Akrim 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, social media, quotes, greeting cards, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, approachable, handwritten warmth, casual display, personal voice, quick lettering, monoline feel, loose baseline, rounded, tall ascenders, open counters.
A lively, hand-drawn print style with a right-leaning slant and a brush-pen rhythm. Strokes feel mostly even but with subtle pressure changes at curves and terminals, producing soft tapers and occasional thicker joins. Letterforms are tall and compact, with long ascenders/descenders, small lowercase bodies, and generous internal space in rounded shapes. The drawing is intentionally irregular: widths and spacing fluctuate slightly, baselines wobble, and terminals vary between blunt and gently flicked, giving the set an organic, written-on-paper consistency.
Works well for short-to-medium display text where a handmade feel is desirable—packaging callouts, café menus, posters, social posts, greeting cards, and quote graphics. It can also add warmth to informal UI accents or labels, especially when paired with a calmer text face for longer reading.
The tone is upbeat and informal, like quick, confident handwriting used for notes, labels, or casual headlines. Its quirks and slight wobble read as personable rather than polished, giving text a friendly, conversational voice with a touch of playful energy.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush-pen printing—legible, compact, and expressive—favoring personality and momentum over strict geometry. Its narrow, tall forms help fit more characters into a line while still retaining a casual handwritten character.
Capitals are simple and readable with a hand-rendered softness, while lowercase forms show more personality through looping descenders (notably in g, j, y) and occasional calligraphic turns. Numerals match the same drawn texture and lean, keeping a cohesive, sketchbook-like color across mixed copy.