Print Hydos 13 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, children’s media, playful, handmade, bold, friendly, quirky, handmade feel, high impact, friendly tone, casual display, rounded, blobby, chunky, inked, irregular.
A heavy, hand-drawn print with rounded, swollen strokes and softly irregular contours that mimic marker or brush lettering. The letterforms are mostly monoline in feel but show natural thickness variation from pressure and edge wobble, creating a lively texture. Counters tend to be compact and uneven, joins are soft, and terminals are blunt, giving the alphabet a chunky silhouette. Spacing and widths fluctuate from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, drawn-by-hand rhythm.
Best suited to short headlines, posters, packaging callouts, stickers, and social graphics where a bold handmade voice is desired. It works well for playful brands, event promotions, and informal signage, especially when you want the type to feel tactile and drawn rather than geometric.
The overall tone is playful and approachable, with a slightly mischievous, cartoon-like energy. Its inky, imperfect edges feel human and spontaneous, suggesting casual notes, kid-friendly messaging, or handmade signage rather than polished corporate typography.
The design appears intended to capture a confident, hand-inked look with a friendly, cartoonish presence. Its purpose is to deliver high-impact display typography that feels personal and lively, prioritizing character and warmth over strict regularity.
Legibility remains strong at display sizes, but the dense counters and heavy stroke mass can start to fill in when set small. The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, and the irregularity reads as intentional rather than accidental.